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

July 27 Literary Facts

Giosuè Carducci is born

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Joseph Mitchell is born

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Elizabeth Hardwick is born

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Harry Patterson is born

George Ryga is born

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Bharati Mukherjee is born

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Gertrude Stein dies

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Richard Aldington dies

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