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Events. January–March. January 1 – Battle of St. John's: The French capture St. John's, the capital of the British colony of Newfoundland. January 6 – Western Europe's Great Frost of 1709, the coldest period in 500 years, begins during the night, lasting three months, with its effects felt for the entire year. [1] .
4 de feb. de 2009 · People across Europe awoke on 6 January 1709 to find the temperature had plummeted. A three-week freeze was followed by a brief thaw – and then the mercury plunged again and stayed there.
- Stephanie Pain
1. En Francia, la costa atlántica y el río Sena se congelaron, echándose a perder las cosechas y solo en París murieron hasta 24.000 habitantes. El hielo flotante penetró en el Mar del Norte y se llegó a congelar el río Ebro. Sus consecuencias fueron catastróficas.
The Battle of Poltava [e] (8 July 1709) [f] was the decisive and largest battle of the Great Northern War. A Russian army under the command of Tsar Peter I defeated a Swedish army, under the command of Carl Gustaf Rehnskiöld.
Historical Events for the Year 1709. 2nd February » Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being shipwrecked on a desert island, inspiring the book 'Robinson Crusoe' by Daniel Defoe. 28th June » Peter I of Russia or Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava.
