Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for Charles Bukowski across 5 places, from 1930 to 1994.
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Henry Charles Bukowski (born Heinrich Karl Bukowski, August 16, 1920 – March 9, 1994) was a German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Charles Bukowski was documented, and when
1930year
Mid-City, Los Angelesattested“Bukowski's family moved to Mid-City, Los Angeles, in 1930.”source: Wikipedia: Charles Bukowski
22 July 1944exact date
Philadelphiaattested“On July 22, 1944, with the war ongoing, Bukowski was arrested by FBI agents in Philadelphia, where he lived at the time, on suspicion of draft evasion.”source: Wikipedia: Charles Bukowski
1960year
Los Angelesattested“By 1960, Bukowski had returned to the post office in Los Angeles and began work as a letter filing clerk, a position he held for more than a decade.”source: Wikipedia: Charles Bukowski
1962year
Los Angelesattested“I can't see any other place than L.A." Bukowski also performed live readings of his works, beginning in 1962 on radio station KPFK in Los Angeles and increasing in frequency through the 1970s.”source: Wikipedia: Charles Bukowski
May 1978month
Hamburgattested“In May 1978, Bukowski traveled to West Germany and gave a live poetry reading of his work before an audience in Hamburg.”source: Wikipedia: Charles Bukowski
9 March 1994exact date
San Pedro, Los Angelesattested“Bukowski died of leukemia on March 9, 1994, in San Pedro, aged 73, shortly after completing his last novel, Pulp.”source: Wikipedia: Charles Bukowski
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18 April 1923exact date
Bremerhavenmentioned“On April 18, 1923, they sailed from Bremerhaven to Baltimore, Maryland, where they settled.”source: Wikipedia: Charles Bukowski
18 April 1923exact date
Baltimore, Marylandmentioned“On April 18, 1923, they sailed from Bremerhaven to Baltimore, Maryland, where they settled.”source: Wikipedia: Charles Bukowski
1969year
New Orleansmentioned“When Open City was shut down in 1969, the column was picked up by the Los Angeles Free Press as well as the hippie underground paper NOLA Express in New Orleans.”source: Wikipedia: Charles Bukowski
1972year
San Franciscomentioned“In 1972, Joe Wolberg, who was the manager of City Lights Books in San Francisco, rented a hall and paid Bukowski to read his poems.”source: Wikipedia: Charles Bukowski
18 November 1975exact date
Amazingrace Coffeehousementioned“Bukowski could also be generous; for example, after a sold-out show at Amazingrace Coffeehouse in Evanston, Illinois, on November 18, 1975, he signed and illustrated over 100 copies of his poem "Winter," published by No Mountains Poetry…”source: Wikipedia: Charles Bukowski
18 November 1975exact date
Evanston, Illinoismentioned“Bukowski could also be generous; for example, after a sold-out show at Amazingrace Coffeehouse in Evanston, Illinois, on November 18, 1975, he signed and illustrated over 100 copies of his poem "Winter," published by No Mountains Poetry…”source: Wikipedia: Charles Bukowski
October 1979month
Vancouver, British Columbiamentioned“Bukowski's last international performance was in October 1979 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and was released on DVD as There's Gonna Be a God Damn Riot in Here.”source: Wikipedia: Charles Bukowski
1980year
Redondo Beachmentioned“He thought it was the last reading Bukowski gave, but Linda told him there was another reading after that in Redondo Beach, CA, in early 1980.”source: Wikipedia: Charles Bukowski
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