See also: 1775 in literature, other events of 1776, 1777 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1776 in literature, other events of 1777, 1778 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1777 in literature, other events of 1778, 1779 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1778 in literature, other events of 1779, 1780 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1779 in literature, other events of 1780, 1781 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1780 in literature, other events of 1781, 1782 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1781 in literature, other events of 1782, 1783 in literature, list of years in literature. ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries in poetry. ... Category: ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... Events and Trends The War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748) rages. ... Scientific navigation is developed The Seven Years War (1756-1763) fought between two rival alliances: the first consisting of the Kingdom of Great Britain, Hanover, and Prussia; the second consisting of Austria, France, Imperial Russia, Saxony, and Sweden. ... 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 (July 4, 1776). ... Nothing much really happened in the 1780s only that Mary-Anne Tobin was hung in public for wearing a flase beard and voting. ... Events and Trends French Revolution (1789 - 1799). ... Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars (1805 - 1815). ... This page indexes the individual years pages. ... Year 1776 (MDCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1777 (MDCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Events

Works published

• Samuel Johnson, The Works of the English Poets (1779-81), 52 critical biographies

For other persons named Samuel Johnson, see Samuel Johnson (disambiguation). ...

Births

• Washington Allston (US)
• Francis Scott Key (US)
• Clement Moore (US)
• Thomas Moore

Washington Allston (November 5, 1779 - July 9, 1843) was a U.S. poet and influential painter, born in Waccamaw, South Carolina. ... Francis Scott Key Fort McHenry looking towards the position of the British ships (with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the distance on the upper left) Francis Scott Key (August 2, 1779 – January 11, 1843) was an American lawyer, an author, and an amateur poet who wrote the words to... Clement Clarke Moore, (July 15, 1779 - July 10, 1863), was a professor at New York Citys General Theological Seminary (built on land donated by his father) who, in an 1836 reprint of A Visit From St. ... Thomas Moore Thomas Moore (May 28, 1779 - February 25, 1852) was an Irish poet, now best remembered for the lyrics of The Last Rose of Summer. ...

Deaths

• John Armstrong
• Elizabeth Amherst
• David Garrick
• John Langhorne
• Thomas Penrose
• Kenrick Prescot

John Armstrong (1717-1795) was an American civil engineer and soldier who served as a major general in the Revolutionary War. ... Portrait of David Garrick David Garrick (February 19, 1717 – January 20, 1779) was an English actor, dramatist, theatrical producer and theatrical manager, and a friend and pupil of Samuel Johnson. ... John Langhorne may refer to: John Langhorne, English poet and prebendary John Langhorne, mathematical master at Giggleswick School… John Langhorne, headmaster of Rochester School Category: ...

See also

Poetry Portal

• Poetry
• List of years in poetry