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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