1719 in literature
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See also: 1718 in literature, other events of 1719, 1720 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- Nicholas Rowe's widow receives a pension from King George I in recognition of her husband's translation of Lucan's Pharsalia.
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New books
- Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
- Busiris (play) by Edward Young
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Births
- May 30 - Sir Roger Newdigate
- July 4 - Michel-Jean Sedaine, dramatist
- October 17 - Jacques Cazotte
- November 23 - Spranger Barry, actor
- unknown date - John Boydell, publisher
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Deaths
- June 17 - Joseph Addison
- September 7 - John Harris
- December 2 - Pasquier Quesnel, theologian