Literary Facts - June 30
1685: John Gay is born. (Explore: The Beggar's Opera, John Gay, The Shepherd's Week, Trivia)
1894: Isaak (Emmanuilovich) Babel is born. (Explore: My First Goose, Isaac Babel, Red Cavalry)
1911: Czesław Miłosz is born. (Explore: Czesław Miłosz, The Captive Mind, A Song on the End of the World)
1930: Marion Zimmer Bradley is born. (Explore: The Firebrand, The Mists of Avalon, Marion Zimmer Bradley)
1932: Alexandre Biyidi (“Mongo Beti”) is born. (Explore: The Poor Christ of Bomba, Mongo Beti, Alexandre Biyidi)
1936: Margaret Mitchell publishes Gone With the Wind. (Explore: Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell, What's the summary of each part in Gone with the Wind novel?)
1939: José Emilio Pacheco is born. (Explore: Who was José Emilio Pacheco, and how did he contribute to Mexican literature?)
1954: Lynn Riggs dies. (Explore: The Cherokee Night, Green Grow the Lilacs, Lynn Riggs)
1966: Margery Allingham dies. (Explore: Margery Allingham)
1984: Lillian Hellman dies. (Explore: The Little Foxes, The Children's Hour, Lillian Hellman)