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The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.

October 16 Literary Facts

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