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

June 24 Literary Facts

Edward de Vere, seventeenth Earl of Oxford, dies

Edward Taylor dies

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Ernesto Sábato is born

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John Ciardi is born

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Yves Bonnefoy is born

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Anita Desai is born

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