The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
February 2 Literary Facts
Joseph Seamon Cotter Sr. is born
James Joyce is born
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William Rose Benét is born
Ayn Rand is born
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Eugene O’Neill's first full-length play, Beyond the Horizon, opens at the Morosco Theater.
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James Dickey is born
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Judith Viorst is born
Alistair MacLean dies
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Claude Brown dies
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