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

August 4 Literary Facts

The Saturday Evening Post is founded

Knut Pederson (Knut Hamsun) is born

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Hans Christian Andersen dies

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Witold Gombrowicz is born

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Robert E. Hayden is born

D. L. Coburn is born

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