1675 in literature
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See also: 1674 in literature, other events of 1675, 1676 in literature, list of years in literature.
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[edit] Events
- November 11 - Gottfried Leibniz's notebooks record a breakthrough in his work on calculus.
[edit] New books
- Joshua Barnes - Gerania; a New Discovery of a Little Sort of People, anciently discoursed of, called Pygmies
[edit] New drama
- John Dryden - Aureng-zebe
- Nathaniel Lee - Nero, Emperor of Rome
- Thomas Otway - Alcibiades
- William Wycherley - The Country Wife
[edit] Births
- September 2 - William Somervile, poet (died 1742)
- October 11 - Samuel Clarke, philosopher (died 1729)
[edit] Deaths
- September 23 - Valentin Conrart, co-founder of the French Academie (born 1603)
- December 6 - John Lightfoot, theologian (born 1602)
