The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
November 28 Literary Facts
John Bunyan is born
Explore: The Pilgrim's Progress, John Bunyan
Matsuo Basho dies
Explore: Temple Bells Die Out, Matsuo Bashō
William Blake is born
Explore: A Poison Tree, William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience
Washington Irving dies
Explore: The Devil and Tom Walker, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving
Alberto Pincherle is born
In a signal episode in his life, Sherwood Anderson suffers a nervous collapse and abruptly walks out of his business in Elryia, Ohio; after this event he began writing fiction in earnest
Owen Dodson is born
Yves Theriault is born
Dennis Brutus is born
Explore: Dennis Brutus
Rita Mae Brown is born
Explore: Rita Mae Brown
Ketti Frings produces the drama Look Homeward, Angel
Explore: Look Homeward, Angel
Richard Wright dies
Explore: The Outsider, Richard Wright
Truman Capote throws a landmark party, his Black-and-White Masked Ball, at New York’s Plaza Hotel, inviting a who’s-who of personages from the world of entertainment, politics, literature, and art
Explore: Truman Capote
Jose Maria Arguedas dies
Explore: José María Arguedas