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| Years in literature: | 1766 1767 1768 1769 1770 1771 1772 |
| Decades in poetry: | 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s |
| Centuries in poetry: | 17th century 18th century 19th century |
| Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
| Decades: | 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s |
| Years: | 1766 1767 1768 1769 1770 1771 1772 |
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Events
Works published
- Thomas Chatterton, publication of the first of his "Rowley Poems," — "Elinoure and Juga," in Town and Country Magazine in May
- Richard Hurd, Ancient and Modern Scots Songs
Births
- Ann Batten Cristall
- John Hookham Frere
- Amelia Opie
Deaths
- November 27 — Kamo no Mabuchi, poet and philologist (born 1697)
- December 13 — Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, German poet (born 1715)
- William Falconer, by drowning
- Sneyd Davies
See also
This page gives a chronological list of years in poetry (descending order Events Works published Isaac D'Israeli, The Literary Character Births Laurence Hynes Events Works published Michael Bruce, Elegy Written in Spring John Wesley and Charles Wesley, Events Works published Thomas Gray, Poems, including "The Fatal Sisters" and "The Descent of Odin" Lady Events Works published Oliver Goldsmith, "The Deserted Village" Phillis Wheatley, a poetic tribute to George Events Works published James Beattie, "The Minstrel or The Progress of Genius Book I" (followed in 1774 by Book II The English Garden Events Because many white people in colonial Massachusetts found it hard to believe that a black woman could have enough talent to write poetry Phillis See also 1765 in literature, other events of 1766, 1767 in literature, List of years in literature. See also 1766 in literature, other events of 1767, 1768 in literature, List of years in literature. See also 1767 in literature, other events of 1768, 1769 in literature, List of years in literature. See also 1768 in literature, other events of 1769, 1770 in literature, List of years in literature. The year 1770 in literature involved some significant events and new books See also 1770 in literature, other events of 1771, 1772 in literature, List of years in literature. See also 1771 in literature, other events of 1772, 1773 in literature, List of years in literature. Decades and years Decades and years Decades and years A century (from the Latin centum, meaning one hundred is One hundred consecutive Years Centuries are numbered ordinally (e As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and trends The Great Awakening - A Protestant religious movement active in the British colonies of North America Events and trends Frederick II ascends the throne of Prussia, upon the death of his father " Frederick William I of Prussia " Events and Trends Scientific Navigation is developed The Seven Years' War ( 1756 - 1763) fought between two rival alliances Events and Trends King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. Events and trends For more events see 18th century United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress Events and trends 1783 First manned Hot air balloon invented in France. Events and trends French Revolution ( 1789 - 1799) It is considered to have effectively ended on November 9, 1799 when This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Thomas Chatterton ( November 20 1752 – August 24 1770) was an English poet and forger Richard Hurd may also refer to Richard Hurd (clergyman, ( 1720 – 1808) bishop of Worcester. John Hookham Frere ( 21 May 1769 - 7 January, 1846) was an English Diplomat and Author. Amelia Opie, née Alderson ( 12 November 1769 - 2 December 1853) was an English author Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Kamo no Mabuchi ( Japanese: 賀茂真淵 24 April 1697 - 27 November 1769) was a Japanese Poet and Philologist Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Christian Fürchtegott Gellert ( July 4, 1715 &ndash December 13, 1769) was a German Poet. German literature comprises those literary texts written in the German language. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Falconer (1732 &ndash 1769 was a Scottish Poet. Falconer was the son of a barber in Edinburgh, where he was born became a sailor and This page gives a chronological list of years in poetry (descending orderDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic