Timeline January 1759

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January 1759

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Dashed left edge = started before January 1759 · Dashed right edge = ongoing beyond January 1759

Events in January 1759 1

1759 – 1796 Robert Burns Scottish poet Burns wrote lyrical poetry in Scots dialect and became Scotland’s national poet, influencing Romantic literature.