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The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.

December 20 Literary Facts

The final terms of the Louisiana Purchase are signed

Hortense Calisher is born

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Andrei Codrescu is born

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James Hilton dies

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Moss Hart dies

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John Steinbeck dies

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Carl Sagan dies

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Leopold Sedar Senghor dies

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