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

May 8 Literary Facts

Gustave Flaubert dies

Explore: Madame Bovary, A Simple Heart, Gustave Flaubert

Edmund Wilson is born

Explore: Edmund Wilson

The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters is organized by A. Philip Randolph

Explore: Why did A. Philip Randolph organize the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and its long-term effect?

Gary Snyder is born

Explore: Anasazi, Gary Snyder

Thomas Pynchon is born

Explore: Gravity's Rainbow, Thomas Pynchon, Entropy

Peter Benchley is born

Explore: Jaws, White Shark, Peter Benchley

Pat(ricia) Barker is born

Explore: Union Street, Pat Barker

Elizabeth Becker (Beth Henley) is born

Explore: Crimes of the Heart, The Miss Firecracker Contest, Beth Henley

Theodore Sturgeon dies

Explore: Godbody, More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon

Robert A. Heinlein dies

Explore: Waldo, Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein