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| - | :[[1750]] - [[1751]] - [[1752]] - [[1753]] - [[1754]] - [[1755]] - [[1756]] - [[1757]] - [[1758]] - [[1759]] | + | '''1759''' (MDCCLIX) was the 59th year of the [[18th century]], and the 10th and last year of the [[1750s]] decade. |
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| - | * [[Mary Wollstonecraft]], British writer and author of ''[[A Vindication of the Rights of Woman]]'' and mother of [[Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley]]. | + | * [[April 27]] – [[Mary Wollstonecraft]], English author (d. 1797) |
| - | * [[July 10]] - [[Pierre-Joseph Redouté]], Belgian painter and botanist. | + | * [[July 10]] - [[Pierre-Joseph Redouté]], Belgian painter and botanist (d. 1840) |
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1759 (MDCCLIX) was the 59th year of the 18th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1750s decade.
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Art and culture
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Literature
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Fiction
- Candide by Voltaire
- The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Sterne, first installments
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Non-fiction
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Visual art
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Music
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Architecture
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Births
- April 27 – Mary Wollstonecraft, English author (d. 1797)
- July 10 - Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Belgian painter and botanist (d. 1840)
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Deaths
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