1671 in literature
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See also: 1670 in literature, other events of 1671, 1672 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
New Books
- Hypothesis Physica Nova (`New Physical Hypothesis') - Gottfried Leibniz
- Samson Agonistes - John Milton
- The Rehearsal (play) - George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham (performed)
Births
- April 6 - Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, poet
- June 11 - Colley Cibber
Deaths
- July 14 - Méric Casaubon, classical scholar
- December 28 - Johann Friedrich Gronovius, critic