The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
February 19 Literary Facts
David Garrick is born
Charles Alexander Eastman is born
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Carson McCullers is born
Explore: The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, The Ballad of the Sad Café, Carson McCullers
Under the facilitation of W. E. B. Du Bois, the first Pan-African Congress is held in Paris, France
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Horacio Quiroga dies
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Luther Standing Bear dies
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André Gide dies
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Amy Tan is born
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Virginia Hamilton dies
Explore: M. C. Higgins, the Great, Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush, Virginia Hamilton