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

Lope de Vega is born

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Harley Granville-Barker is born

Poul (William) Anderson is born

Shelagh Delaney is born

Explore: A Taste of Honey, Shelagh Delaney

Johannes V. Jensen dies

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Kimitake Hiraoka (Yukio Mishima) dies

Explore: Fountains in the Rain, The Sea of Fertility, Yukio Mishima

Cyril Connolly dies

John Burgess Wilson (Anthony Burgess) dies

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