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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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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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