See also: 1783 in literature, other events of 1784, 1785 in literature, list of years in literature. See also: 1782 in literature, other events of 1783, 1784 in literature, list of years in literature. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... See also: 1784 in literature, other events of 1785, 1786 in literature, list of years in literature. ... This page indexes the individual year in literature pages. ...

Events

• Gottlieb Jakob Planck becomes professor of theology at Göttingen

Gottlieb Jakob Planck (November 15, 1751 - 1833), German Protestant divine and historian, was born at Nurtingen in Württemberg, where his father was a notary. ... Landmark Gänseliesel fountain at the main market Göttingen ( â–¶(?)) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...

New books

• Sketches of History - William Godwin
• The Follies of the Day - Thomas Holcroft's translation of Beaumarchais' Le Mariage de Figaro
• Sur l'universalité de la langue française - Antoine de Rivarol

William Godwin William Godwin (3 March 1756 – 7 April 1836) was an English political and miscellaneous writer, considered one of the important precursors of both utilitarian and liberal anarchist thought. ... Thomas Holcroft (December 10, 1745 - March 23, 1809) was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer. ... [[Image:Beaumarchais. ... Antoine de Rivarol (June 26, 1753 - April 11, 1801), was a French writer and epigrammatist. ...

Births

• January 31 - Bernard Barton, poet
• May 18 - William Tennant, Scottish poet
• date unknown - Antoine Ó Raifteiri, "last of the wandering bards"

January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Bernard Barton (January 31, 1784 _ February 19, 1849) was a poet, born in the vicinity of London, of Quaker parentage. ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... William Tennant (May 18, 1784 - February 14, 1848), Scottish scholar and poet, was born at Anstruther, Fife. ... Antoine Ó Raifteiri (Anthony Raftery) (1784 - 1835) was an Irish language poet who is often called the last of the wandering bards. ...

Deaths

• December 13 - Samuel Johnson

December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Samuel Johnson circa 2002, painted by Irish .]] Dr Samuel Johnson (September 7, 1709 Old Style/September 18 New Style 1–December 13, 1784), often referred to simply as Dr Johnson, was one of Englands most forgetful people: a poet, essayist, biographer, lexicographer, and often did stupid things like flooding...

Awards