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John Milton, English poet and civil servant, known for english poet and civil servant, died on 1674-11-08.

John Milton, English poet and civil servant, known for english poet and civil servant, died on 1674-11-08. John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. His 1667 epic poem Paradise Lost was written in blank verse and included 12 books, written in a time of immense religious flux and political upheaval.

Historical Significance

John Milton is English poet and civil servant.

Key People

John Milton

poet and civil servant

English poet and civil servant

Events Before

  1. Jean Racine's play "Mithridate" premieres in Paris

    Jean-Baptiste Racine was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille, as well as an important literary figure in the Western...

  2. Regular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston, at the command of King Charles II; the route becomes known as

    Regular mail delivery begins between New York and Boston, at the command of King Charles II; the route becomes known as the Boston Post Road

  3. First recorded wine auction held in London

    First recorded wine auction held in London

  4. Michiel de Ruyter appointed lt-admiral-general of Dutch fleet

    Michiel de Ruyter appointed lt-admiral-general of Dutch fleet

  5. Lord Berkley sells his half of New Jersey to the Quakers

    Lord Berkley sells his half of New Jersey to the Quakers

Events After

  1. Don Carlos de Gurrea becomes the Spanish land guardian of Southern Netherlands

    Don Carlos de Gurrea becomes the Spanish land guardian of Southern Netherlands

  2. Royal Greenwich Observatory is established in England by King Charles II

    The Royal Observatory, Greenwich (ROG; known as the Old Royal Observatory from 1957 to 1998, when the working Royal Greenwich Observatory, RGO, temporarily moved south from Greenwich to Herstmonceux)...

  3. King Charles II and John Flamsteed lay the foundation stone of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London

    King Charles II and John Flamsteed lay the foundation stone of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London

  4. German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz demonstrates integral calculus for the first time to find the area under

    German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz demonstrates integral calculus for the first time to find the area under the graph of the function y = f(x)

  5. Battle at Turkheim (Colmar): French army beats Brandenburg

    Battle at Turkheim (Colmar): French army beats Brandenburg

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John Milton, English poet and civil servant, known for english poet and civil servant, died on 1674-11-08. John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. His 1667 epic poem Paradise Lost was written in blank verse and included 12 books, written in a time of immense religious flux and political upheaval.
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