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
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