The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
February 21 Literary Facts
Anaïs Nin is born
Explore: Anaïs Nin, House of Incest, A Spy in the House of Love
W. H. Auden is born
Explore: Musée des Beaux Arts, The Unknown Citizen, W. H. Auden, W. H. Auden
Erma Bombeck is born
Malcolm Little (“Malcolm X”) dies
Explore: The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Malcolm X, Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary
Mikhail Sholokhov dies
Explore: And Quiet Flows the Don, Mikhail Sholokhov
G. Cabrera Infante dies
Explore: Guillermo Cabrera Infante