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

January 22 Literary Facts

Francis Bacon is born

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George Gordon, Lord Byron is born

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August Strindberg is born

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Sinclair Ross is born

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Howard Moss is born

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Joseph Wambaugh is born

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Michael Cristofer is born

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Kobo Abe dies

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Anne Hebert dies

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