The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
January 30 Literary Facts
Imprisoned and tried for crimes against England, Charles I is found guilty by a Cromwellian court and beheaded
Johannes V. Jensen is born
Explore: The Long Journey
Barbara W. Tuchman is born
Jack Spicer is born
Explore: Jack Spicer
Vladimir Mayakovsky produces his drama Banya (The Bathhouse)
Explore: Vladimir Mayakovsky
Richard Brautigan is born
Explore: Trout Fishing in America, Richard Brautigan, In Watermelon Sugar, A Confederate General from Big Sur
Michael Anthony Dorris is born
Explore: A Yellow Raft in Blue Water, Morning Girl, Michael Dorris
Mohandas K. Gandhi is assassinated
Wendy Wasserstein dies
Explore: The Heidi Chronicles, The Sisters Rosensweig, Uncommon Women, and Others, Wendy Wasserstein