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

L. Frank Baum publishes The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins publishes Contending Forces: A Romance Illustrative of Negro Life North and South

Joseph Conrad publishes Lord Jim

Saki publishes The Rise of the Russian Empire

Theodore Dreiser publishes Sister Carrie

The Oxford Book of English Verse is first published

The Boxer Rebellion takes place in China

Symbolism flourishes in the world of British and American letters

Max Planck discovers the quantum nature of energy

The first Zeppelin is test-flown

The Commonwealth of Australia, a British possession, is established

Carl Spitteler publishes his four-volume work Olympischer Frühling

Albert Hackett is born

Explore: The Diary of Anne Frank, What are three examples of imagery in "The Diary of Anne Frank" by Goodrich and Hackett?

Luis Buñuel is born

Explore: Luis Buñuel

Basil Bunting is born

Explore: Basil Bunting, Briggflatts

Giorgos Seferiadis (Giorgos Seferis) is born

Explore: George Seferis, Mythistorema

Jacques Audiberti is born

Roberto Arlt is born

Richard Hughes is born

Explore: A High Wind in Jamaica, Richard Hughes

Stephen Crane dies

Explore: The Red Badge of Courage, Stephen Crane, What is Stephen Crane's view of war?

Antoine de Saint-Exupery is born

Explore: Night Flight, The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Eyvind Johnson is born

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Friedrich Nietzsche dies

Explore: Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spake Zarathustra, Beyond Good and Evil, On the Genealogy of Morals, Why is Friedrich Nietzsche considered an important influence in philosophy?

Julian Green is born

Taylor Caldwell is born

Explore: Captains and the Kings, Dear and Glorious Physician, Taylor Caldwell

James Hilton is born

Explore: Lost Horizon, Good-bye, Mr. Chips, James Hilton

Thomas Wolfe is born

Explore: Look Homeward, Angel, You Can't Go Home Again, Thomas Wolfe

Edward (Jeffrey Irving) Ardizzone is born

Margaret Mitchell is born

Explore: Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell

Oscar Wilde dies

Explore: An Ideal Husband, Oscar Wilde

V. S. Pritchett is born

Explore: V. S. Pritchett, The Saint, The Fly in the Ointment