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Year 1709 (MDCCIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends The Golden Age of Piracy (1700-1730 was rife in the Caribbean influencing trade in the world's main centres Events and trends Manufacture of the earliest surviving Pianos World leaders Louis XV King of France Events and trends The Great Awakening - A Protestant religious movement active in the British colonies of North America This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1706 ( MDCCVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap The year 1709 in architecture involved some significant events Events Paintings Paolo Baronni painted frescoes in Saint Denis church ( Eglise Saint-Denis) The year 1709 in literature involved some significant events Events The British Parliament passes the Statute of Anne, the first modern copyright Events Works published John Philips, Cider Jonathan Swift, Description of the MOrning The year 1709 in music involved some significant events Events Johann Georg Pisendel leaves his post in the court orchestra of Ansbach The year 1709 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1708 in Canada, other events of 1709, 1710 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Incumbents Monarch - Anne of Great Britain Events January to March - Unusually cold weather brings floating 1708 state leaders - Events of 1709 - 1710 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- Ottoman Empire Abkhazia - Jigetshi, Prince of Abkhazia ( 1700 - 1730) Portugal Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Tuesday ( Dominical letter F) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Saturday ( Dominical letter B) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita 1709 of the Swedish calendar was a common year starting on Friday, one day ahead of the Julian calendar. The Swedish Calendar in use from March 1, 1700 until February 30, 1712 was one day ahead of the Julian calendar and ten days behind This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Friday ( Dominical letter C)

Contents 1 Events of 1709 1.1 January - June 1.2 July - December 1.3 Undated 2 Ongoing events 3 Births 4 Deaths

Events of 1709

January - June

• January 12 - Two-month freezing period begins in France - The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail, and at least 24,000 Parisians die. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Seine (sɛn in French) is a slow flowing major River and commercial waterway within the regions of Île-de-France and Haute-Normandie
• February 2 - Alexander Selkirk is rescued from shipwreck on a desert island, inspiring the book Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Alexander Selkirk, born Alexander Selcraig (1676 &ndash 13 December 1721 was a Scottish sailor who spent four years as a Castaway on an uninhabited The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (of York Mariner Who lived Eight and Twenty Years all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America near the Mouth Daniel Defoe (1659/1661 — April 24, 1731 was an English Writer, Journalist, and Pamphleteer, who gained enduring fame for
• February - In America, Mardi Gras is celebrated one more time with Masque de la Mobile in the capital of French Louisianne, Mobile (Alabama), before Mobile is moved 27 miles (43 km) down the Mobile River to Mobile Bay in 1711. Overview February was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 in the " Mardi Gras " ( French for Fat Tuesday) is the day before Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama is the oldest traditional Carnival celebration in America having begun in 1703over 15 years before The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. The Mobile River is located in southern Alabama in the United States. Mobile Bay is an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, lying within the state of Alabama in the United States. Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
• June 27 (Old Style) - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden in the Battle of Poltava, thus effectively ending Sweden's role as a major power in Europe (see below). Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Old Style (or OS) and New Style (or NS) are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year The Battle of Poltava (or Pultowa on 28 June 1709 ( 8 July, N "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.

July - December

• July 8 (New Style) - Battle of Poltava - In the Ukraine, Peter I of Russia defeats Charles XII of Sweden at Poltava (see above). Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Old Style (or OS) and New Style (or NS) are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year The Battle of Poltava (or Pultowa on 28 June 1709 ( 8 July, N Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Poltava (Полтава Połtawa is a City in central Ukraine.
• July 27 - Emperor Nakamikado accedes to the throne of Japan. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Emperor Nakamikado (中御門天皇 Nakamikado-tennō) (January 14 1702 - May 10 1737 was the 114th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• August 8 - Hot air balloon of Bartolomeu de Gusmão flies in Portugal. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying Flight technology Bartolomeu de Gusmão, born Bartolomeu Lourenço de Gusmão (1685 Santos São Paulo Brazil – November 18, 1724, Toledo
• September 11 - Battle of Malplaquet - Great Britain, Netherlands and Austria defeat France. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul The Battle of Malplaquet, fought on September 11 1709, was one of the main battles of the War of the Spanish Succession, which opposed the Bourbons See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• October 12 - The City of Chihuahua, México is founded. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Chihuahua is the name of both a state in Mexico and that state's capital city Mexico State or State of Mexico (often abbreviated to " Edomex " from Estado de México in Spanish) is a state in the
• December 25 - In London, 10 ships leave for the New York colony, carrying over 4,000 people. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous

Undated

• Trinity School is founded as the Charity School of Trinity Church in New York City. Trinity School is a private, preparatory, Co-educational Day school for grades K-12 located in New York City, USA Trinity Church, at 79 Broadway in New York City, is a historic full service Parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of New York. The City of New York
• De Nostri Temporis Studiorum Rationae (On the Study Methods of Our Times) is published by Neapolitan philosopher Giambattista Vico. Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the Giambattista Vico, Giambattista Vigo or Giovanni Battista Vico ( June 23, 1668 – January 23, 1744) was an Italian
• Priceless Medieval altarpieces by Michael Pacher destroyed. An altar is any structure upon which Sacrifices or other offerings are made for religious purposes or some other sacred place where ceremonies take place Michael Pacher (c 1435—August 1498 was an Austrian Tyrolean painter and sculptor active during the last quarter of the 15th century

Ongoing events

• Great Northern War (1700-1721). The Great Northern War (1700-21 was fought between Russia and Sweden for supremacy in the Baltic Sea. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
• War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713). In the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714 several European powers combined to stop French succession to the Spanish throne and what would likely have been a resulting Year 1702 ( MDCCII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

Births

1709 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1709 MDCCIX
Ab urbe condita	2462
Armenian calendar	1158 ԹՎ ՌՃԾԸ
Bahá'í calendar	-135 – -134
Berber calendar	2659
Buddhist calendar	2253
Burmese calendar	1071
Chinese calendar	4345/4405-11-21 (戊子年十一月廿一日) — to — 4346/4406-12-1 (己丑年十二月初一日)
Coptic calendar	1425 – 1426
Ethiopian calendar	1701 – 1702
Hebrew calendar	5469 – 5470
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1764 – 1765
- Shaka Samvat	1631 – 1632
- Kali Yuga	4810 – 4811
Holocene calendar	11709
Iranian calendar	1087 – 1088
Islamic calendar	1120 – 1121
Japanese calendar	Hōei 6 (宝永6年)
Korean calendar	4042
Thai solar calendar	2252
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• February 24 - Jacques de Vaucanson, French inventor (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Genroku and before Shōtoku. This period spanned the years from 1704 through 1711. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Jacques de Vaucanson ( February 24, 1709 – November 21, 1782) was a French inventor and artist with a mechanical background who is credited 1782)
• March 10 - Georg Steller, German naturalist (d. Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing 1746)
• April 14 - Charles Collé, French dramatist (d. Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Charles Collé ( April 14, 1709 – November 3, 1783) was a French Dramatist and Songwriter. 1783)
• August 7 - Jean-Jacques Lefranc, marquis de Pompignan, French poet (d. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Jean-Jacques Lefranc marquis de Pompignan ( August 7, 1709 - 1784 was a French Poet. 1784)
• August 8 - Tokugawa Ietsugu, 7th Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan (d. Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Tokugawa Ietsugu; 徳川 家継 ( August 8, 1709 - June 19, 1716) was the seventh Shogun of the Tokugawa Dynasty, who The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the, and the, was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the Shoguns of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. 1716)
• September - John Cleland, English novelist (d. Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Cleland ( baptised 24 September 1709 &ndash 23 January 1789) was an English Novelist most famous and infamous 1789)
• September 18 - Samuel Johnson, English writer and lexicographer (d. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Samuel Johnson (often referred to as Dr Johnson) (18 September 1784)
• November 2 - Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, regent of Friesland (d. Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Princess Anne Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (2 November 1709 – 12 January 1759 was the second child and eldest daughter of George II and his consort Queen 1759)
• December 18 - Elizabeth of Russia, reigning Empress of Russia (d. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Yelizaveta Petrovna (Елизаве́та (Елисаве́т Петро́вна (December 29 1709 – January 5 1762 (New Style December 18 1709 – December 25 1761 ( 1762)
• date unknown - Thomas Alcock, English clergyman (d. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Thomas Alcock (1709– 24 August 1798) was a clergyman in the Church of England, a pluralist and an author 1798)

See also Category: 1709 births. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

Deaths

• January 16 - Emperor Higashiyama of Japan (b. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Higashiyama also refers to a ward of Kyoto City Emperor Higashiyama (東山天皇 Higashiyama-tennō) ( October 21 1675)
• January 20 - François de la Chaise, French confessor of Louis XIV of France (b. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. François de La Chaise ( August 25, 1624 - January 20, 1709) was a French Jesuit priest the father confessor of King Louis XIV Early years Birth and ancestry Louis XIV was born in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 5 1638 and bore the Heir apparent 1624)
• January 24 - George Rooke, English admiral (b. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Admiral Sir George Rooke (1650 &ndash January 24 1709) English naval commander was born at St Lawrence near Canterbury in 1650 1650)
• February 8 - Giuseppe Torelli, Italian composer (b. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Giuseppe Torelli (April 22 1658–February 8 1709 was an Italian Violist and Violinist, Pedagogue and Composer, who ranks with Arcangelo 1658)
• February 9 - François Louis, Prince of Conti, French general (b. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. François Louis de Bourbon ( April 30 1664 - February 9 1709) was Prince de Conti, succeeding his brother Louis Armand I de Bourbon 1664)
• March 9 - Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, English diplomat
• April 21 - Gorgin Khan, Persian Governor of Kandahar (b. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Ralph Montagu 1st Duke of Montagu (ca 1638 &ndash March 9, 1709) English Diplomatist was the second son of Edward Montagu 2nd Baron Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) George XI ( Georgian: გიორგი XI Giorgi XI; Persian: گرگین‌خان, Gurgin Khan or Gorgin Khan) (1651 – 1651)
• June 29 - Antoine Thomas, Belgian Jesuit Astronomer in China (b. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Antoine Thomas ( January 25, 1644 - June 29, 1709) was a Belgian Jesuit priest missionary and astronomer in China 1644)
• June 30 - Edward Lhuyd, Welsh scientist (b. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Edward Lhuyd (sometimes rewritten as Llwyd in recent times (1660&ndash June 30, 1709) was a Welsh naturalist, botanist 1660)
• July 17 - Robert Bolling, English settler in Virginia (b. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Colonel Robert Bolling ( December 26, 1646 &ndash July 17, 1709) was a wealthy early American settler 1646)
• September 14 - Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish cardinal and archbishop of Toledo (b. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero ( January 8, 1635 - September 14, 1709, Toledo Spain) was a Spanish prelate who was 1635)
• October 9 - Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, English mistress of Charles II of England (b. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Barbara Palmer 1st Duchess of Cleveland ( 12 May 1641 Old Style &ndash 9 October 1709) was a royal Courtesan and one Charles II (Charles Stuart 29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685 was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. 1640)
• December 1 - Abraham a Sancta Clara, Austrian preacher (b. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Abraham a Sancta Clara ( July 2, 1644 - December 1, 1709) Austrian divine was born at Kreenheinstetten, near Messkirch 1644)
• December 8 - Thomas Corneille, French dramatist (b. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Thomas Corneille ( August 20, 1625 - December 8, 1709) was a French Dramatist. 1625)

See also Category: 1709 deaths.

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