The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
May 24 Literary Facts
Arthur Wing Pinero is born
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Mikhail Sholokhov is born
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William Trevor Cox is born
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Arnold Wesker is born
Explore: Chicken Soup with Barley, Chips with Everything, The Kitchen, Arnold Wesker
Joseph Brodsky is born
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Joseph Mitchell dies
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