The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
January 9 Literary Facts
Thomas Warton is born
Explore: Thomas Warton
Karel Čapek is born
Explore: The Insect Play, War with the Newts, Karel Čapek
Simone de Beauvoir is born
Explore: A Woman Destroyed, Simone de Beauvoir, Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
William Meredith is born
Explore: William Meredith
Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp (Katherine Mansfield) dies
Explore: Bliss, Katherine Mansfield, At the Bay
Judith Krantz is born
Explore: Till We Meet Again, Princess Daisy, I'll Take Manhattan
Anne Rivers Siddons is born
Countee Cullen dies
Explore: Countée Cullen, Imagery, language, and theme in Countee Cullen's poem "Incident."