The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
June 18 Literary Facts
The U.S. declares war on Great Britain in the name of “Free Trade and Sailors’ Rights,” commencing the War of 1812
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Allied troops under the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher defeat Napoleon’s French forces at the Battle of Waterloo; Napoleon is exiled to the isle of St. Helena
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William Cobbett dies
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Leonid (Nikolaevich) Andreyev is born
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Geoffrey Hill is born
Gail Godwin is born
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John Cheever dies
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