December 1709 in History

Birthdays in History

Dec 11 Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, Queen consort of Spain, born in Palace of Versailles, France (d. 1742)
Dec 27 Pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague)

Elizabeth of Russia

Dec 29 Elizabeth of Russia [Elizaveta Petrovna], Empress of Russia (1741-62) and daughter of Peter the Great, born in Kolomenskoye, Moscow, Russia (d. 1762)

Deaths in History

Dec 1 Abraham a Sancta Clara [Johann Ulrich Megerle], German court preacher and friar, dies at 65
Dec 8 Thomas Corneille, French dramatist (Timocrates), dies at 74