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Events and People Who Made History in the Year 1709 AD
January
January 5: Sudden extreme cold kills 1000s of Europeans
January 11: Colley Cibber's "Rival Fools," premieres in London
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February
February 1: Alexander Selkirk [Robinson Crusoe] rescued from Juan Fernandez
February 2: British sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being marooned on a desert island for 5 years, his story inspires "Robinson Crusoe"
February 12: Alexander Selkirk, Scottish seaman is rescued after 4+ years from Fernandez Island (inspiration for Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe")
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March
March 27: Dike at Hardinxveld breaks (Alblasserwaard flooded)
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April
April 12: 1st edition of Tattler magazine in England
April 26: Frisian viceroy Johan Willem Friso marries countess Maria Louisa
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July
July 8: Battle of Poltava; Russians defeat Swedes
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August
August 8: 1st known ascent in hot-air balloon, Bartolomeu de Gusmao (indoors)
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September
September 3: 1st major group of Swiss/German colonists reaches NC/SC
September 11: Battle at Malplaquet: England/Austria/Dutch Great Alliance beat France
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October
October 29: England/Netherlands sign anti-French "Barrieretraktaat"
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