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

Eugene Scribe is born

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U.S. and British representatives sign the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812

Matthew Arnold is born

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William Makepeace Thackeray dies

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Juan Ramón Jiménez is born

Mary Higgins (Clark) is born

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Eric Van Lustbader is born

John Osborne dies

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