See:
Wikipedia.
Events:
February 2 - Alexander Selkirk is rescued from shipwreck on a desert island,
inspiring the book Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
July 8 - Battle of Poltava - In the Ukraine, Peter I of Russia defeats
Charles XII of
Sweden at Poltava thus effectively ending Sweden's role as a major power in Europe.
Emperor
Nakamikado ascends to the throne of Japan.
Births:
March 7 -
Georg Steller, German naturalist († 1746).
December 18 -
Princess Elizabeth of Russia, later reigning Emperess of Russia.
December 25 -
Willem van den Houten.
Baptized:
September 13 -
Christophorus van den Houten.
Deaths:
Emperor Higashiyama of Japan.
Interred:
February 13 -
Rochus den Breen.
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