The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
October 16 Literary Facts
Oscar Wilde is born
Explore: An Ideal Husband, Oscar Wilde, The Ballad of Reading Gaol
Eugene O’Neill is born
Explore: Beyond the Horizon, Eugene O’Neill
Sarah Winnemucca dies
Explore: Sarah Winnemucca
Edward (Jeffrey Irving) Ardizzone is born
Günter Grass is born
Explore: Dog Years, Günter Grass, Peeling the Onion
Joseph Bruchac III is born
Paul Durcan is born
Conceived by Louis Farrakhan, the Million Man March is held in Washington, D.C.
Explore: Louis Farrakhan's Remarks at the Million Man March, October 17, 1995
James A. Michener dies
Explore: Chesapeake, James A. Michener
Jean Shepherd dies