1760 in literature
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See also: 1759 in literature, other events of 1760, 1761 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- James Beattie becomes a professor at the University of Aberdeen
- Fanny Burney and her family move to London
- Edward III (play) attributed to William Shakespeare by Edward Capell
New books
- The Actor (poem) - Robert Lloyd
- Fragments of Ancient Poetry Collected in the Highlands of Scotland - translated by James Macpherson
- Volume two of the sermons of John Balguy (posthumous)
- The Life and Adventures of Sir Lancelot Greaves - Tobias Smollett
Births
- March 10 - Leandro Fernández de Moratín, Spanish dramatist & poet (d. 1828)
- May 10 - Johann Peter Hebel
- October 25 - Arnold Hermann Ludwig Heeren, German historian
Deaths
- March 28 - Margaret Woffington, noted actress, subject of Charles Reade's novel, Peg Woffington
