1706 in literature
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See also: 1705 in literature, other events of 1706, 1707 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- The Dublin Gazette is launched.
New Books
- Essay on the Operas after the Italian Manner - John Dennis
New Drama
- The Recruiting Officer - George Farquhar
Births
- January 17 - Benjamin Franklin, polymath
- January 28 - John Baskerville, printer
- December 17 - Emilie du Chatelet, French writer and translator
Deaths
- January - Ned Kynaston, actor
- January 21 - Adrien Baillet, French critic
- February 27 - John Evelyn, diarist
- December 28 - Pierre Bayle, French philosopher
- exact date unknown - John Phillips, satirist