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

June 8 Literary Facts

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Vikings attack the Christian monastery at Lindisfarne, off the Northumberland coast, in the first major raid by the Scandinavian sea-raiders

Marguerite Yourcenar is born

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George Lamming is born

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Bliss Carman dies

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Sara Paretsky is born

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