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1673 In Literature
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1673. Events *February 10 – The première of Molière's ''comédie-ballet'' '' The Imaginary Invalid'' (also translated as ''The Hypochondriac'') takes place in Paris. During the fourth performance, on February 17, the playwright, playing the title rôle, collapses on stage, dying soon after. *Thomas Killigrew is appointed Master of the Revels in England, on the death of his predecessor, Sir Henry Herbert. *In response to events of the Third Anglo-Dutch War, John Dryden's topical play ''Amboyna'', about happenings in the East Indies, is reportedly "contrived and written in a month" – certainly one of the fastest acts of solo dramatic composition known. The play is premièred on stage in May. *Elkanah Settle's tragedy ''The Empress of Morocco'', premièred on July 3 at the Dorset Gardens Theatre in London by the Duke's Company, is published in quarto; in addition to its frontispiece illustration, the quar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
February 10
Events Pre-1600 * 1258 – Mongol invasions: Baghdad falls to the Mongols, bringing the Islamic Golden Age to an end. * 1306 – In front of the high altar of Greyfriars Church in Dumfries, Robert the Bruce murders John Comyn, sparking the revolution in the Wars of Scottish Independence. * 1355 – The St Scholastica Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead in two days. *1502 – Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on his second voyage to India. * 1567 – Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, is found strangled following an explosion at the Kirk o' Field house in Edinburgh, Scotland, a suspected assassination. 1601–1900 * 1712 – Huilliches in Chiloé rebel against Spanish encomenderos. * 1763 – French and Indian War: The Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain. * 1814 – Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Champaubert ends in French victo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |