The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
April 19 Literary Facts
The Battles of Lexington and Concord occur, commencing hostilities in the American War for Independence
Explore: The significance of the Battles of Lexington and Concord to U.S. history
George Gordon, Lord Byron dies
Explore: She Walks in Beauty, Lord Byron, What makes Lord Byron a Romantic poet?
José Echegaray is born
Richard Hughes is born
Explore: A High Wind in Jamaica, Richard Hughes
Etheridge Knight is born
Explore: Etheridge Knight, Hard Rock Returns to Prison from the Hospital for the Criminal Insane, The Idea of Ancestry
Sharon Pollock is born
Explore: Blood Relations, Sharon Pollock, Analyze the title character in Sharon Pollock's Walsh.
Jackie Robinson becomes the first black to play major league baseball, joining the Brooklyn Dodgers
Explore: Jackie Robinson's influence on sports and the civil rights movement
Neil Bissoondath is born
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Daphne Du Maurier dies
Explore: Rebecca, Don't Look Now, The Birds, Daphne du Maurier, What historical events influenced Daphne Du Maurier's writing of Rebecca?