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

May 7 Literary Facts

Fenton Johnson is born

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala is born

Explore: Heat and Dust, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

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

Maurice Maeterlinck dies

Explore: The Blue Bird, The Intruder, Maurice Maeterlinck