See also: 1668 in literature, other events of 1669, 1670 in literature, list of years in literature. See also: 1667 in literature, other events of 1668, 1669 in literature, list of years in literature. ... // Events Samuel Pepys stopped writing his diary. ... See also: 1669 in literature, other events of 1670, 1671 in literature, list of years in literature. ... This page indexes the individual year in literature pages. ...

Events

• Samuel Pepys is obliged to give up keeping his diary.

Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys (23 February 1633 - 26 May 1703) was a leading 17th century English civil servant, latterly famous for his diary. ...

New books

• Algemeene Verhandeling van de bloedeloose dierkens - Jan Swammerdam
• Der Abenteuerliche Simplicissimus Teutsch - Hans von Grimmelshausen

Jan Swammerdam (February 12, 1637 - February 17, 1680) was a Dutch scientist. ... Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen (1625? - August 11, 1676), German author, was born at Gelnhausen in or about 1625. ...

New drama

• Tyrannic Love - John Dryden
• Britannicus - Jean Racine

John Dryden John Dryden (August 19, 1631 – May 12, 1700) was an influential English poet, literary critic, and playwright. ... Jean Racine (December 22, 1639 - April 21, 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the big three of 17th century France (along with Molière and Corneille). ...

Births

• Jiang Tingxi, encyclopaedist
• Thomas Woolston, deist writer

Eleven Pigeons painting by Jiang Tingxi Jiang Tingxi (蔣廷錫) (1669-1732) was a Chinese painter, and an editor of the encyclopedia Gujin tushu jicheng (Complete Collection of Ancient and Modern Writings and Charts). ... Thomas Woolston (1669 - January 21, 1731), English deist, born at Northampton in 1669, the son of a reputable tradesman, entered Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, in i685, studied theology, took orders and was made a fellow of his college. ...

Deaths

• John Denham (poet)
• Henry King (poet)
• December 16 - Nathaniel Fiennes