WHAT HAPPENED IN 1709.
Look what happened the 1709.

Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being shipwrecked on a desert island, inspiring the book Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. (2. February 1709)

Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava. (28. June 1709)

Great Northern War: 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. (8. July 1709)

Bartolomeu de Gusmão demonstrates the lifting power of hot air in an audience before the King of Portugal in Lisbon, Portugal (8. August 1709)

Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur. (28. August 1709)

Battle of Malplaquet: Great Britain, Netherlands and Austria fight against France. (11. September 1709)

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