John Dryden
17th-century English poet and playwright (1631–1700)
7 dated entries naming John Dryden, drawn from 6 separate years between 1631 CE and 1700 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.
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17th century
- 1631August 19 – John Dryden, English writer (d. 1700)source
- 1667August 15 – John Dryden's comedy Sir Martin Mar-all, or The Feign'd Innocence is given its first performance, presented by the players of the King's Theatre in London.source
- 1668June 12 – John Dryden's play An Evening's Love, or The Mock Astrologer premieres at the Theatre Royal in London in a performance by the King's Company players for King Charles and Queen Catherine.source
- 1690October 21 – The play Amphitryon by John Dryden, based on Molière's 1668 play of the same name, receives its first performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London.source
- 1691June – The first performance takes place of the semi-opera King Arthur with a libretto by John Dryden and music by Henry Purcell.source
- 1700May 12 – John Dryden, English poet and dramatist (b. 1631)source
- 1700May 5 – Within a few days of poet John Dryden's death in London (May 1 O.S.), his last written work (The Secular Masque) is performed as part of Vanbrugh's version of The Pilgrim.source
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