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1 Events

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2 New Books

• The Art of Politics - James Bramston
• Critical Essay on the Ancient Inhabitants of the Northern Parts of Britain - Thomas Innes
• A Modest Proposal - Jonathan Swift
• Polly - John Gay's sequel to The Beggar's Opera

3 Births

• January 12 - Edmund Burke
• January 22 - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
• August 11 - Ponce Denis Écouchard Lebrun
• September 25September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). There are 97 days remaining. Events 275 M. Claudius Tacitus appointed Roman emperor by the senate. 303 On a voyage preaching the gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona was beheaded in Amiens, Fran - Christian Gottlob HeyneOdysseus and Euryclea by Christian G. Heyne Christian Gottlob Heyne ( 25 September, 1729- 14 July, 1812) was a German classical scholar and archaeologist. He was born in Chemnitz, Saxony. His father was a poor weaver, and his education was paid for by his

4 Deaths

• January 19January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 346 days remaining (347 in leap years) Events 1419 Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England which makes Normandy a part of England. 1764 John Wilkes is expelled - William CongreveThis article is about a writer. For the Congreve Rocket, see William Congreve (inventor). William Congreve ( January 24, 1670 January 19, 1729) was an English playwright and poet. Born in Bardsey, England (near Leeds), Congreve was educated in the law at
• May 17May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). There are 228 days remaining. Events 1590 Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland. 1642 Paul Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve (1612-1676) founds the Ville Marie de Mon - Samuel ClarkeSamuel Clarke ( October 11, 1675 May 17, 1729) was an English philosopher. The son of Edward Clarke, an alderman who represented the city of Norwich in parliament, was educated at the free school of Norwich and at Caius College, Cambridge. The philosophy
• September 1September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). There are 121 days remaining. Events 5509 BC The world was created, according to the Byzantine calendar. 327 start of first indiction cycle 1715 King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of - Richard SteeleThere is also the boxing referee Richard Steele Sir Richard Steele (1672 September 1, 1729) was an Irish writer and politician, remembered, along with his friend, Joseph Addison, as co-founder of The Spectator magazine. Steele was born in Dublin, Ireland,
• October 9 - Sir Richard Blackmore
• unknown date - Gershom Carmichael