1606 in literature

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See also: 1605 in literature, other events of 1606, 1607 in literature, list of years in literature.

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

Events

• Sir Thomas Craig becomes church procurator.

New books

• The King James Version of the Holy Bible

New drama

• Thomas Middleton - The Puritan
• William Shakespeare - Antony and Cleopatra; Macbeth

Births

• February 28 - Sir William Davenant, poet and dramatist
• May 12 - Joachim von Sandrart, art historian
• June 6 - Pierre Corneille, dramatist
• date unknown - Pierre du Ryer, dramatist

Deaths

• October 5 - Philippe Desportes, poet
• November 13 - Geronimo Mercuriali, philologist and medical writer
• November 22 - Sir Henry Billingsley, translator
• date unknown - John Lyly, dramatist and novelist
• date unknown - Nicolaus Taurellus, philosopher and theologian