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

William the Conqueror dies

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A slave revolt in Stono, South Carolina, led by a slave named Cato, leads to the death of over 25 whites; afterward, over 30 black participants are executed

Leo Tolstoy is born

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Mary (Hunter) Austin is born

Stephané Mallarmé dies

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James Hilton is born

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Phyllis A. Whitney is born

Philip Larkin is born

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Sonia Sanchez is born

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