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

February 9 Literary Facts

George Ade is born

Amy Lowell is born

Explore: Amy Lowell, Meeting-House Hill, Patterns

Paul Laurence Dunbar dies

Explore: The Sport of the Gods, Paul Laurence Dunbar, We Wear the Mask

Brendan Behan is born

Explore: The Hostage, The Quare Fellow, Brendan Behan

J. M. Coetzee is born

Explore: Disgrace, Waiting for the Barbarians, J. M. Coetzee

Alice Walker is born

Explore: The Color Purple, Everyday Use, Alice Walker

The Beatles appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, launching Beatlemania in the U.S.

Explore: The Beatles