The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
October 7 Literary Facts
James Whitcomb Riley is born
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Edgar Allan Poe dies
Explore: The Raven, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Tell-Tale Heart, Edgar Allan Poe
Helen MacInnes is born
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Desmond Tutu is born
Leroi Jones (Amiri Baraka) is born
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Thomas Keneally is born
Explore: Schindler's List, Thomas Keneally
Clive James is born
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Novelist Toni Morrison becomes the first black American to win the Nobel Prize for literature
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An American-led military coalition commences an air-war against Taliban and Al-Quaeda forces in Afghanistan, the first stage in Operation Enduring Freedom