Literary Facts - August 17
1837: Charlotte L. Forten is born. (Explore: The Journals of Charlotte Forten Grimké, Charlotte L. Forten Grimké)
1871: Jesse Lynch Williams is born. (Explore: Why Marry?)
1887: Marcus Garvey is born. (Explore: Marcus Garvey)
1924: Evan S. Connell Jr. is born. (Explore: Mrs. Bridge, Son of the Morning Star)
1925: John Hawkes is born. (Explore: The Lime Twig, The Cannibal, John Hawkes)
1930: Ted Hughes is born. (Explore: Ted Hughes, Pike, The Thought-Fox, What is the meaning of Ted Hughes' poem "The Jaguar"?)
1932: V. S. Naipaul is born. (Explore: A House for Mr. Biswas, Miguel Street, V. S. Naipaul)
1936: Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin is born
1939: Ed Sanders is born
1943: LaVyrle Spencer is born
1950: Black Elk dies. (Explore: Black Elk, Black Elk Speaks)
1965: Jack Spicer dies. (Explore: Jack Spicer, Phonemics)
1987: Carlos Drummond de Andrade dies. (Explore: Carlos Drummond de Andrade)
