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Historical Event(s)
– Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being shipwrecked on a desert island, inspiring the book Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
– 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.
– Bartolomeu de Gusmão demonstrates the lifting power of hot air in an audience before the King of Portugal in Lisbon
– Battle of Malplaquet: Great Britain, Netherlands and Austria fight against France.
Who Were Born On ?
– Jacques de Vaucanson, French inventor (d. 1782)
– Georg Steller, German naturalist (d. 1746)
– Johan Gottschalk Wallerius, Swedish chemist (d. 1785)
– Samuel Johnson, English writer and lexicographer (d. 1784)
– Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (d. 1759)
– Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1742)
– Empress Elizabeth of Russia (d. 1762)