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

March 28 Literary Facts

1909

Nelson Algren is born

Explore: The Man with the Golden Arm, A Bottle of Milk for Mother, How the Devil Came Down Division Street, Nelson Algren

1936

Mario Vargas llosa is born

Explore: The Time of the Hero, The Challenge, The Storyteller, Mario Vargas Llosa

1940

Russell Banks is born

Explore: The Sweet Hereafter, Continental Drift, Russell Banks, Rule of the Bone, What are the themes of "Sarah Cole: A Type of Love Story" by Russell Banks?

1941

Virginia Woolf dies

Explore: To the Lighthouse, Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own, Exploring the Themes, Gender Issues, Feminist Perspectives, and Writing Style in Virginia Woolf's "A Room of One's Own"

1944

Stephen Leacock dies

Explore: Stephen Leacock, My Financial Career, Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, Literary Lapses

1994

Eugene Ionesco dies

Explore: The Bald Soprano, Eugène Ionesco