The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
July 7 Literary Facts
Richard Brinsley Sheridan dies
Explore: School for Scandal, The Critic, The Rivals, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Themes in The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Robert A. Heinlein is born
Explore: Waldo, Red Planet, Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein
Harriette Simpson Arnow is born
Explore: The Dollmaker, Harriette Arnow
Margaret Walker is born
Explore: Jubilee, Margaret Walker, For My People, Why is Margaret Walker's book titled "Jubilee"?
Arthur Conan Doyle dies
Explore: The Red-Headed League, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
David Eddings is born