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The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
August 22 Literary Facts
Kate Chopin dies
Explore: The Awakening, The Story of an Hour, Kate Chopin, Exploring Themes, Symbolism, and Emotional Struggles in Kate Chopin's "The Storm"
Ray Bradbury is born
Explore: Fahrenheit 451, There Will Come Soft Rains, Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Veldt, Ray Bradbury
E. Annie Proulx is born
Explore: The Half-Skinned Steer, The Shipping News, Brokeback Mountain, Annie Proulx
Roger Martin du Gard dies