1686 in literature

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See also: 1685 in literature, other events of 1686, 1687 in literature, list of years in literature.

Contents 1 Events 2 New books 3 New drama 4 Poetry 5 Births 6 Deaths

Events

• John Dryden converts to Roman Catholicism.

New books

• Thomas Sydenham - Schedula monitoria de novae febris ingressu

New drama

• Aphra Behn & John Blow - The Lucky Chance

Poetry

• Anne Killigrew - Poems (posthumously published)

Births

• January 17 - Archibald Bower
• August 12 - John Balguy

Deaths

• June 23 - Sir William Coventry, statesman and author
• August 13 - Louis Maimbourg, historian
• date unknown - John Playford, publisher