Events
- The only complete manuscript of Beowulf and the original manuscript of The Battle of Maldon are damaged in a fire at the archives of Sir Robert Bruce Cotton.
- The Gentleman's Magazine is started and edited by Edward Cave ("Sylvanus Urban"). Published monthly from January through September, it would continue publishing into the 20th century.
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