1661 in literature
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[edit] Events
- The Book of Kells is presented to Trinity College, Dublin.
- Controversial author James Harrington is arrested on a charge of conspiracy.
- John Gauden claims authorship of Eikon Basilike.
- Third edition of Izaak Walton's Compleat Angler.
[edit] New books
- John Evelyn - Tyrannus, or The Mode
[edit] New drama
- Molière - Dom Garcie de Navarre, ou le Prince jaloux
- John Webster & William Rowley - Cure for a Cuckold and The Thracian Wonder
[edit] Births
- January 30 - Charles Rollin (died 1741)
- April 16 - Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax (died 1715)
- May 25 - Claude Buffier (died 1737)
- November 1 - Florent Carton Dancourt (died 1725)
- November 15 - Christoph von Graffenried (died 1743)
- date unknown - William Cleland (died 1689)
- date unknown - Thomas Knaggs (died 1724)
[edit] Deaths
- March 30 - François le Métel de Boisrobert (born 1592)
- October 4 - Jacqueline Pascal (born 1625)
- November 29 - Brian Walton (born 1600)
- date unknown - Jin Shengtan (born 1608)
