The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
January 31 Literary Facts
William Apess is born
Explore: William Apess, Identify the irony used in "An Indian's Looking-Glass for the White Man" by William Apess.
Zane Grey is born
Explore: Riders of the Purple Sage
Ella Deloria is born
John O’Hara is born
Explore: Appointment in Samarra
Thomas Merton is born
Explore: The History of Sandford and Merton, Thomas Merton, The Seven Storey Mountain
Norman Mailer is born
Explore: The Naked and the Dead, Norman Mailer, The Armies of the Night
John Galsworthy dies
Explore: The Japanese Quince, Justice, Loyalties, John Galsworthy
Kenzaburo Oe is born
Explore: Kenzaburō Ōe
Jean Giraudoux dies
Explore: The Madwoman of Chaillot, Tiger at the Gates
A. A. Milne dies
Explore: A. A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh