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1010 a.d.
Shikibu Murasaki,
lady-in-waiting to the Empress of Japan, publishes
The Tale of Genji -
the world’s first novel.

1381 a.d.
John Wycliffe
is responsible for the first popular translation into English of the
Bible.

1455 a.d.
Johannes Gutenberg
prints the first edition of the
Holy Bible.

1543 a.d.
Nicholas Copernicus
refutes the idea of an Earth-centered universe in
De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium published this year.

1590 a.d.
William Shakespeare
writes his first play,
The Comedy of Errors.
It will not be published until 1623.

1812 a.d.
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
publish the first volume of Nursery and Household Tales

And, if all of that makes you feel old, one of the more interesting book facts is:

1950 a.d.
Dr. Seuss
first uses in print the word
nerd
as the name of a creature in
If I Ran the Zoo

1636 a.d.
Giambattista Basile publishes the first written version of
Sleeping Beauty.
In 1697, Charles Perrault includes this story in his collection of fairy tales.

1697 a.d.
Charles Perrault writes the first known version of
Little Red Riding Hood
in which both the grandmother and little girl are eaten.

1732 a.d.
Benjamin Franklin publishes the first edition of
Poor Richard's Alamack.

1792 a.d.
Robert B. Thomas publishes the first issue of
The Old Farmer’s Almanac
for 1793.