The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
September 30 Literary Facts
Truman Persons (Truman Capote) is born
Explore: In Cold Blood, A Christmas Memory, Miriam, Truman Capote, What clues indicate that Miriam is not real in Truman Capote's "Miriam"?
W. S. Merwin is born
Explore: Horizons of Rooms, W. S. Merwin, The Drunk in the Furnace, What are the literal and deeper meanings of W. S. Merwin's poem "The Unwritten"?
Elie Wiesel is born
Explore: Night, Dawn, Elie Wiesel
Helen MacInnes dies
Explore: The Salzburg Connection, Helen MacInnes
Patrick White dies
Explore: The Solid Mandala, Voss, The Ham Funeral, Patrick White
Robert Lewis Taylor dies
Explore: Robert Lewis Taylor