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1694 CE - 1778 CE: Life of the French author, historian, and philosopher Voltaire.
1694 CE: Voltaire is born in Paris.
1718 CE: Voltaire's first play, Oedipus, is successfully staged.
1726 CE: Voltaie is imprisoned in the Bastille.
1734 CE: Voltaire starts to live with Gabrielle Émilie, Marquise du Châtelet.
1734 CE: Voltaire publishes his Letters on England.
1745 CE: Voltaire is appointed the royal historiographer in France.
1756 CE: Voltaire publishes his Essay on the Manners and Spirit of Nations.
1759 CE: Voltaire publishes his Candide.
1762 CE: Voltaire publishes his Treatise on Tolerance.
1764 CE: Voltaire publishes his Philosophical Dictionary.
1766 CE: Voltaire publishes his Ignorant Philosopher.
1778 CE: Voltaire dies in Paris.