The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
July 23 Literary Facts
Raymond Chandler is born
Explore: The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler
Charlotte L. Forten Grimke dies
Larry Shue is born
Explore: The Foreigner, Larry Shue
Donald Barthelme dies
Explore: Robert Kennedy Saved from Drowning, The Glass Mountain, Donald Barthelme
Rosemary Sutcliff dies
Explore: The Light beyond the Forest: The Quest for the Holy Grail, Heroes and History, Rosemary Sutcliff
Eudora Welty dies
Explore: A Worn Path, Death of a Traveling Salesman, Eudora Welty
Chaim Potok dies
Explore: The Chosen, My Name Is Asher Lev, Chaim Potok