Literary Facts - January 29
1737: Thomas Paine is born. (Explore: Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason, The Crisis, Common Sense, Why was Thomas Paine important to the American Revolution?)
1837: Alexander Pushkin dies. (Explore: The Stationmaster, The Queen of Spades, Alexander Pushkin, The Shot, In the poem "I Have Visited Again", by Alexander Pushkin, how do the types...)
1866: Romain Rolland is born. (Explore: Jean-Christophe, Romain Rolland)
1867: Vicente Blasco Ibañez is born. (Explore: Blood and Sand, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The Cabin, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez)
1874: Owen Davis is born. (Explore: Owen Davis)
1923: Sidney (“Paddy”) Chayefsky is born. (Explore: Paddy Chayefsky)
1927: Edward Abbey is born. (Explore: The Monkey Wrench Gang, The Fool's Progress, Desert Solitaire, Edward Abbey, What are some reaccuring themes in Edward Abbey's works and quotations from...)
1956: H. L. Mencken dies. (Explore: The American Language, H. L. Mencken, The Diary of H. L Mencken, A Choice of Days, What does H.L. Mencken mean by the phrase "Sahara of the Bozart" and what...)
1974: H. E. Bates dies. (Explore: The Daffodil Sky, Love for Lydia, H. E. Bates, The Cruise of The Breadwinner, In "Never" by H. E. Bates, does Nellie reach the intended destination? )
