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

The U.S. Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, outlawing slavery

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H. H. Munro (“Saki”) is born

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Christopher Fry is born

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Abe Burrows is born

Ossie Davis is born

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Jacqueline Briskin is born