The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
January 24 Literary Facts
John Vanbrugh is born
Explore: The Relapse
William Congreve is born
Explore: Love for Love, The Way of the World, The Double-Dealer, William Congreve, Discuss how "The Way of the World" is a comedy by William Congreve.
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais is born
Edith Newbold Jones (Wharton) is born
Explore: Ethan Frome, The Age of Innocence, The House of Mirth, Roman Fever, Edith Wharton, The significance and main theme of Edith Wharton's "The Other Two."
Floyd Salas is born
Sir Winston Churchill dies
Explore: Joan of Arc, The Second World War, What were Winston Churchill's objections to the Munich agreement?
L. Ron Hubbard dies