The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
May 7 Literary Facts
Robert Browning is born
Explore: My Last Duchess, Robert Browning, Paraphrasing and analyzing lines and sections of "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning
Rabindranath Tagore is born
Explore: 60, Rabindranath Tagore, The Postmaster, What is the theme of "Castaway" by Rabindranath Tagore?
Fenton Johnson is born
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala is born
Explore: Heat and Dust, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Gene Wolfe is born
Explore: Soldier of the Mist/Soldier of Arete, Gene (Rodman) Wolfe
W. D. Valgardson is born
Angela Carter is born
Explore: The Bloody Chamber, The Erlking, Angela Carter
J. G. Frazer dies
Explore: The Golden Bough, Sir James George Frazer
Wendy Rose is born
Explore: For the White poets who would be Indian, Wendy Rose
Maurice Maeterlinck dies
Explore: The Blue Bird, The Intruder, Maurice Maeterlinck