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

April 8 Literary Facts

1955

Barbara Kingsolver is born

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1958

George Jean Nathan dies

1974

Henry Aaron hits his 715th home run, surpassing Babe Ruth’s record and making “Hammerin’ Hank” the all-time home-run leader