The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
July 28 Literary Facts
Gerard Manley Hopkins is born
Explore: Gerard Manley Hopkins, God's Grandeur, Gerard Manley Hopkins as a religious poet and the reflection of his beliefs in his poetry
Beatrix Potter is born
Explore: Potter's expression of her personal or hidden agenda in "The Tale of Peter Rabbit."
The U.S. Congress passes the Fourteenth Amendment, making blacks American citizens
John Ashbery is born
Explore: John Ashbery, A Worldly Country, What are the basic themes in John Ashbery's poetry?
William T. Vollmann is born
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Frank Loesser dies
Zbigniew Herbert dies
Explore: Zbigniew Herbert, Apollo and Marsyas