1706 in literature
See also: 1705 in literature, other events of 1706, 1707 in literature, list of years in literature. EventsThe Dublin Gazette is launched. New BooksEssay on the Operas after the Italian Manner - John Dennis
New DramaThe Recruiting Officer - George Farquhar
BirthsJanuary 17 - Benjamin Franklin, polymathJanuary 28 - John Baskerville, printerDecember 17 - Emilie du Chatelet, French writer and translator
DeathsJanuary - Ned Kynaston, actorJanuary 21 - Adrien Baillet, French criticFebruary 27 - John Evelyn, diaristDecember 28 - Pierre Bayle, French philosopherexact date unknown - John Phillips, satirist
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