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The Calendar of Literary Facts contains more than 6,500 events in literary history.
1759 Literary Facts
Voltaire publishes Candide; ou, L’optimisme, traduit de l’Allemand, de Mr. le Docteur Ralph (Candide; or, All for the Best)
British forces commanded by General James Wolfe capture Quebec from the French; Wolfe is killed in the successful assault
Oliver Goldsmith founds The Bee in London
Robert Burns is born
Explore: A Red, Red Rose, Robert Burns, Holy Willie's Prayer, Tam O'Shanter
Mary Wollstonecraft is born
Explore: Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Mary Wollstonecraft's Purpose and Themes in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
William Collins dies
Explore: William Collins, Ode to Evening