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The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
January 5 Literary Facts
Rudolf Eucken is born
Friedrich Duerrenmatt is born
W. D. Snodgrass is born
Explore: W. D. Snodgrass, Heart's Needle
Margaret Laurence is born
Explore: The Stone Angel, The Diviners, Margaret Laurence
Juan Goytisolo is born
Explore: Juan Goytisolo, Quarantine
Umberto Eco is born
Explore: The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco
Ramón del Valle-Inclán dies
Ngugi wa Thiong’o is born
Samuel Beckett’s En Attendant Godot (Waiting for Godot) is produced