What happened in 1709?
45 recorded events in 1709, including 21 in people, 11 in wars & conflicts and 5 in architecture & engineering.
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Wars & Conflicts 11
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Battle of Poltava
Decisive battle in the Great Northern War between Tsardom Russia and the Swedish Empire in 1709
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Battle of Malplaquet
1709 battle
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Battle of La Gudiña
1709 battle of the War of the Spanish Succession
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Siege of Riga
1709-1710 siege
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Battle of St. John's
Part of a French expedition against English settlements in 1709
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Pursuit of Krasnokutsk
1709 battle
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Battle of Fort Albany
1709 failed French and Indian attack against the fort
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Battle of Sonepat
1709 battle
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Battle of São Salvador
1709 battle
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Battle of Samana
1709 conflict
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Siege of Tournai
1709 siege during the War of the Spanish Succession
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Politics & Government 3
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Treaty of Copenhagen
Renewal of the alliance between the Russian Empire and Denmark-Norway
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Treaty of Thorn
1709 treaty between Poland-Lithuania and Russia
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Treaty of Dresden
1709 alliance between Denmark-Norway and Augustus the Strong
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People 21
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George XI of Kartli died
Georgian king of Kartli (1651–1709)
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Heraclius I of Kakheti died
King of Kakheti (1675—1676, 1703—1709) and Kartli (1688—1703)
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Levan of Kartli died
King of Kartli (c. 1653-1709)
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Johann Friedrich Schweitzer died
Dutch alchemist (1630-1709)
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Gunno Dahlstierna died
Swedish poet
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Burchard de Volder died
Dutch mathematician
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Antoine Thomas died
Jesuit priest, missionary, astronomer (1644–1709) in China
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Vittorio Francesco Stancari died
Professor of mathematics at the University of Bologna (1678-1709)
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Johan Teyler died
Dutch painter (1648-1709)
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Petrus Houttuyn died
Dutch botanist (1648-1709)
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Caspar Castner died
German missionary
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Thomas Mace died
English lutenist, viol player, singer, composer and writer
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Sakata Tōjūrō I died
Japanese actor
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Elia Vannini died
Elia Vannini (Sports & Entertainment).
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Samuel Johnson born
Born in Lichfield. English writer and lexicographer (1709–1784).
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Elizabeth I of Russia born
Born in Kolomenskoye. The sixth Emperor of Russia (1741–1762).
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Julien Offray de La Mettrie born
Born in Saint-Malo. French physician and philosopher.
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Gabriel Bonnot de Mably born
Born in Grenoble. French philosopher, historian, and writer (1709–1785).
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Tokugawa Ietsugu born
Born in Edo. The seventh shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan (1709-1716).
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Charles de Brosses born
Born in Dijon. French writer (1709–1777).
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Ekkathat born
Born in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. King of Ayutthaya.
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Religion & Belief Systems 1
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St. Antonius von Padua
Filial church in Nordholz, Swabia, Germany
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Economy & Trade 1
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Johann Maria Farina gegenüber dem Jülichs-Platz
Company
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1709 Zhongwei earthquake
Earthquake in China
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Architecture & Engineering 5
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Trinity Church
Church building in Karlskrona, Sweden
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St Ann's Church, Manchester
Church in Manchester, UK
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Torre della Meloria
Lighthouse in Italy
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Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of the Gate, Guastalla
Church in Guastalla (RE)
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St. Luke's Church, Dublin
Church in Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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Empires & Countries 2
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Khanate of Kokand founded
Khanate of Kokand was founded, with its capital at Kokand.
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Hotak dynasty founded
Hotak dynasty was founded, with its capital at Kandahar.
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