Historical Events In 1709

Jan 01   Johann H H Butz, German/Dutch organ builder on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history sudden extreme cold kills 1000s of Europeans   

Jan 11   On this day in history colley Cibber's "Rival Fools," premieres in London   

Jan 22   In the year 1709 joseph Reipel, composer   

Feb 01   Alexander Selkirk [Robinson Crusoe] rescued from Juan Fernandez in the year 1709.   

Feb 02   British sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being marooned on a desert island for 5 years, his story inspires "Robinson Crusoe" on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Giuseppi Torelli, Italian composer, dies at 50 in the year 1709.   

Feb 12   On this day in history alexander Selkirk, Scottish seaman is rescued after 4+ years from Fernandez Island (inspiration for Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe")   

Feb 16   Charles Avison, composer in the year 1709.   

Mar 01   Josef Antonin Gurecky, composer in the year 1709.   

Mar 08   William Cowper/Cooper, English anatomist, dies at about 62 in the year 1709.   

Mar 09   Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, English diplomat on this day in history.   

Mar 27   Dike at Hardinxveld breaks (Alblasserwaard flooded) in the year 1709.   

Apr 12   1st edition of Tattler magazine in England in the year 1709.   

Apr 26   Frisian viceroy Johan Willem Friso marries countess Maria Louisa in the year 1709.   

May 11   Large numbers of Germans begin emigrating to North America on this day in history.   

Jun 14   On this day in history gottfried Wegner, composer, dies at 65   

Jun 25   On this day in history francesco Araja, composer   

Jun 27   On this day in history peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava.   

Jul 08   Battle of Poltava; Russians defeat Swedes on this day in history.   

Jul 17   Pascal Collasse, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1709.   

Jul 20   On this day in history james Harris, philosopher   

Aug 08   1st known ascent in hot-air balloon, Bartolomeu de Gusmao (indoors) in the year 1709.   

Aug 08   First known ascent in hot-air balloon, Bartolomeu de Gusmao (indoors) on this day in history.   

Sep 03   1st major group of Swiss/German colonists reaches NC/SC in the year 1709.   

Sep 04   Jean-Francois Regnard, French comedic poet/slave in Algeria, dies in the year 1709.   

Sep 11   In the year 1709 battle at Malplaquet: Engl/Aust/Dutch Great Alliance beat France   

Sep 11   English, Dutch & Austrians defeat French in Battle of Malplaquet in the year 1709.   

Sep 11   Hamilton, Scottish(?) general (Malplaquet), dies in battle on this day in history.   

Sep 18   On this day in history samuel Johnson, Lichfield Staffordshire, England, lexicographer/writer (Boswell's Tour Guide)   

Oct 25   Georg Gebel, composer in the year 1709.   

Oct 29   On this day in history england/Netherlands sign anti-French "Barrieretraktaat"   

Nov 19   Pierre Leclair, composer in the year 1709.   

Nov 22   Frantisek Benda, composer on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of johann H H Butz, German/Dutch organ builder   

Jan 22   On this day in history birth of joseph Reipel, composer   

Feb 16   In the year 1709 birth of charles Avison, composer   

Feb 24   In the year 1709 birth of jacques de Vaucanson, French inventor (d. 1782)   

Mar 01   On this day in history birth of josef Antonin Gurecky, composer   

Mar 10   Georg Steller, German naturalist (d. 1746) was born in the year 1709.   

Jun 25   Francesco Araja, composer was born in the year 1709.   

Jul 11   Johan Gottschalk Wallerius, Swedish chemist (d. 1785) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 20   In the year 1709 death of françois de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France (b. 1624)   

Jan 24   On this day in history death of george Rooke, English admiral (b. 1650)   

Feb 08   Giuseppi Torelli, Italian composer, dies at 50 in the year 1709.   

Feb 09   In the year 1709 death of françois Louis, Prince of Conti, French general (b. 1664)   

Feb 19   Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (b. 1646) died in the year 1709.   

Mar 08   On this day in history william Cowper/Cooper, English anatomist, dies at about 62   

Mar 09   Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, English diplomat died in the year 1709.   

Jun 14   Gottfried Wegner, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.