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The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
December 29 Literary Facts
Archbishop Thomas à Becket is murdered in Canterbury Cathedral
Christina Rossetti dies
Explore: Remember, Goblin Market, Christina Rossetti, Uphill, Symbolism and theme in Christina Rossetti's "Uphill"
William Gaddis is born
Explore: The Recognitions, Carpenter's Gothic, William Gaddis
Rainer Maria Rilke dies
Explore: Childhood, Archaic Torso of Apollo, Letters to a Young Poet