1709 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1709 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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[edit] Events
- 2 February - Alexander Selkirk is rescued from shipwreck on a desert island, inspiring the book Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. [1]
- 11 September - War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Malplaquet - Great Britain, Netherlands and Austria led by John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough defeat France.
[edit] Births
- 18 September - Samuel Johnson, writer and lexicographer (d. 1784)
- 2 November - Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, (d. 1759)
- John Cleland, English novelist (d. 1789)
[edit] Deaths
- 24 January - George Rooke, English admiral (b. 1650)
- 9 March - Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, English diplomat (b c. 1638)
- 30 June - Edward Lhuyd, scientist (b. 1660)
- 17 July - Robert Bolling, English settler in Virginia (b. 1646)
- 9 October - Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, English mistress of Charles II of England (b. 1640)
[edit] References
- ^ (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
