1764 in literature
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See also: 1763 in literature, other events of 1764, 1765 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- October 15 - While visiting Rome, Edward Gibbon observes a group of barefoot friars singing vespers in the ruined Temple of Jupiter, a sight which inspires him to begin work on a history that will be published as The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
- The Hartford Courant begins publication.
New books
- Bywyd a Marwolaeth Theomemphus (Welsh language) - William Williams Pantycelyn
- The Castle of Otranto - Horace Walpole
- The Nun: An Elegy - Edward Jerningham
- Philosophic Dictionary - Voltaire
- The Surprises of Love - John Cleland
Births
- February 11 - Joseph Chénier, French poet (+ 1811)
- April 20 - Rudolph Ackermann, publisher
- July 9 - Ann Radcliffe
Deaths
- September 23 - Robert Dodsley
- November 4 - Charles Churchill, poet and satirist