1709 - What happened in 1709 ?
February 1709
Saturday 02:
Alexander Selkirk is rescued from shipwreck on a desert island, inspiring the book Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
June 1709
Thursday 27:
Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava.
July 1709
Monday 08:
Battle of Poltava: Peter I of Russia defeats Charles XII of Sweden at Poltava thus effectively ending Sweden's role as a major power in Europe.
September 1709
Wednesday 11:
Battle of Malplaquet: Great Britain, Netherlands and Austria fight against France.
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