The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
February 23 Literary Facts
Michel de Montaigne is born
Explore: The Essays, Of Cannibals, Apology for Raymond Sebond, How does Montaigne view human nature?
Samuel Pepys is born
Explore: The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Samuel Pepys, Summarize Pepys's actions on Sept 3, 1666, in The Diary of Samuel Pepys.
John Keats dies
Explore: Ode on a Grecian Urn, La Belle Dame sans Merci, John Keats, Ode to a Nightingale, Literary Devices and Imagery in John Keats' "To Autumn"
W. E. B. Du Bois is born
Explore: The Souls of Black Folk, The Song of the Smoke, W. E. B. Du Bois
Joseph A. Walker is born
Explore: The River Niger, Joseph A. Walker
Claude Brown is born
Explore: Manchild in the Promised Land, Claude Brown
Haki R. Madhubuti is born
Explore: Haki R. Madhubuti
James Herriot (James Alfred Wight) dies
Explore: All Creatures Great and Small, James Herriot