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January 28, 1754
Sir Horace Walpole coins the word serendipity in a letter to a friend.
Horace Walpole
Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, better known as Horace Walpole, was an English Whig politician, writer, historian and antiquarian.
Serendipity
Serendipity is an unplanned fortunate discovery. The term was coined by Horace Walpole in 1754.