It was not until the 17th century, however, with the writing of the journal of Englishman Samuel Pepys, that the diary as a repository of private everyday events became popular in Western lands.
Tomēr tikai 17. gadsimtā, kad savu dienasgrāmatu uzrakstīja anglis Semjuels Pīpss, rietumu pasaulē kļuva populāri aprakstīt dienasgrāmatā personiskās dzīves ikdienas notikumus.