The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
December 16 Literary Facts
The Boston Tea Party occurs
Explore: The significance and impact of the Boston Tea Party
Jane Austen is born
Explore: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen
V. S. Pritchett is born
Explore: V. S. Pritchett, The Saint, The Fly in the Ointment
Arthur C. Clarke is born
Explore: The Star, If I Forget Thee, O Earth . . ., Arthur C. Clarke
Philip K. Dick is born
Explore: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Philip K. Dick, The Minority Report
David Caute is born
William Gaddis dies
Explore: The Recognitions, Carpenter's Gothic, William Gaddis