The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
July 18 Literary Facts
William Makepeace Thackeray is born
Explore: Vanity Fair, The Virginians, The History of Henry Esmond, Esquire, William Makepeace Thackeray
Jane Austen dies
Explore: Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Mansfield Park, Jane Austen
Horatio Alger, Jr. dies
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Clifford Odets is born
Explore: Waiting for Lefty, Golden Boy, Awake and Sing!, Clifford Odets
Jose Maria Arguedas is born
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Nelson Mandela is born
Explore: Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
Yevgeny Yevtushenko is born
Explore: Yevgeny Yevtushenko, A Precocious Autobiography, Babii Yar, What are some themes in Yevgeny Yevtushenko's poem "The City of Yes and the City of No"?
Edward Bond is born
Explore: Lear, Saved, Edward Bond, How is Edward Bond's Lear a modern drama?