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The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
December 7 Literary Facts
John Greenleaf Whittier is born
Explore: Telling the Bees, Snow-Bound, John Greenleaf Whittier
Willa Cather is born
Explore: My Antonia, Paul's Case, Willa Cather
Rosemary Rogers is born
Japanese planes destroy the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, bringing the U.S. into World War II; the Axis powers declare war on the U.S.
Susan Isaacs is born
Explore: After All These Years, Magic Hour, Susan Isaacs
Reinaldo Arenas dies
Explore: The Palace of the White Skunks
José Donoso dies
Explore: José Donoso, The Walk