The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
February 9 Literary Facts
Thomas Paine is born
Explore: Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason, The Crisis, Common Sense, Why was Thomas Paine important to the American Revolution?
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