1649 in literature
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See also: 1648 in literature, other events of 1649, 1650 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- Sir William Davenant is appointed treasurer of the colony of Virginia.
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
Births
- June 13 - Adren Baillet, critic
- exact date unknown - Sir John Floyer, physician and writer
- exact date unknown - Samuel Johnson (1649-1703), political writer
Deaths
- March 19 - Gerhard Johann Vossius, theologian
- June 3 - Manuel de Faria e Sousa, historian and poet
- October 3 - Giovanni Diodati, theologian
- November 19 - Caspar Schoppe, critic
- December 4 - William Drummond of Hawthornden, poet
- exact date unknown - Maria Tesselschade Roemersdochter Visscher, poet