The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
August 17 Literary Facts
Charlotte L. Forten is born
Jesse Lynch Williams is born
Marcus Garvey is born
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Evan S. Connell Jr. is born
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John Hawkes is born
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Ted Hughes is born
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V. S. Naipaul is born
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Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin is born
Ed Sanders is born
LaVyrle Spencer is born
Black Elk dies
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Jack Spicer dies
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Carlos Drummond de Andrade dies
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