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The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.

January 4 Literary Facts

Isaac Newton is born

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Gao Xingjian is born

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Albert Camus dies

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Christopher Isherwood dies

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Joan (Delano) Aiken dies

Irving Layton dies

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