The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
August 2 Literary Facts
Duncan Campbell Scott is born
James Baldwin is born
Explore: Notes of a Native Son, Sonny's Blues, James Baldwin
Isabel Allende is born
Explore: House of the Spirits, And of Clay Are We Created, Isabel Allende
Wallace Stevens dies
Explore: The Idea of Order at Key West, Sunday Morning, Wallace Stevens
Oliver La Farge dies
Explore: Laughing Boy, Oliver La Farge
Raymond Carver dies
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Norman MacLean dies
Explore: A River Runs Through It, Young Men and Fire
William S. Burroughs dies
Explore: Naked Lunch, Nova Express, William S. Burroughs