1649 in literature

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See also: 1648 in literature, other events of 1649, 1650 in literature, list of years in literature.

Contents 1 Events 2 New books 3 Births 4 Deaths

[edit] Events

• Sir William Davenant is appointed treasurer of the colony of Virginia.

[edit] New books

• The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates - John Milton
• Apology for authorized and set farms of Liturgy against the Pretence of the Spirit - Jeremy Taylor

[edit] Births

• June 13 - Adren Baillet, critic
• date unknown - Sir John Floyer, physician and writer (died 1734)
• date unknown - Samuel Johnson (1649-1703), political writer (died 1703)

[edit] Deaths

• March 19 - Gerhard Johann Vossius, theologian (born 1577)
• June 3 - Manuel de Faria e Sousa, historian and poet (born 1590)
• October 3 - Giovanni Diodati, theologian (born 1576)
• November 19 - Caspar Schoppe, critic (born 1576)
• December 4 - William Drummond of Hawthornden, poet(born 1585)
• date unknown - Maria Tesselschade Roemersdochter Visscher, poet