The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
March 26 Literary Facts
Sir John Vanbrugh dies
Explore: The Relapse
A. E. Housman is born
Explore: A. E. Housman, To an Athlete Dying Young, A Shropshire Lad
Walt Whitman dies
Explore: Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman, Song of Myself
Tennessee Williams is born
Explore: The Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams
Gregory Corso is born
Explore: Gregory Corso, Marriage, Bomb
Vine Deloria Jr. is born
Explore: Vine Deloria, Jr., Custer Died for Your Sins
Patrick Lane is born
Explore: Patrick Lane
Erica Jong is born
Explore: Fanny, Fear of Flying, Erica Jong
John Kennedy Toole dies
Explore: A Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole
Jean Stafford dies
Explore: In the Zoo, Bad Characters, Jean Stafford
Mary Lavin dies
Explore: Mary Lavin, Happiness, The Widow's Son
Alex Comfort dies
Explore: Alex(ander) Comfort