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July 7th in Literary History

1816

Richard Brinsley Sheridan dies

Explore: School for Scandal, The Critic, The Rivals, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Themes in The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

1907

Robert A. Heinlein is born

Explore: Waldo, Red Planet, Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein

1908

Harriette Simpson Arnow is born

Explore: The Dollmaker, Harriette Arnow

1915

Margaret Walker is born

Explore: Jubilee, Margaret Walker, For My People, Why is Margaret Walker's book titled "Jubilee"?

1930

Arthur Conan Doyle dies

Explore: The Red-Headed League, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

1931

David Eddings is born