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

October 18 Literary Facts

Heinrich von Kleist is born

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Henri Bergson is born

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Harold Lenoir Davis is born

Hatcher Hughes dies

Ntozake Shange is born

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Wendy Wasserstein is born

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Terry McMillan is born

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José Ortega y Gasset dies

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Mark Mathabane is born

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