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1709Jul, 5

Étienne de Silhouette

Étienne de Silhouette, French translator and politician, Controller-General of Finances (d. 1767)
Étienne de Silhouette (5 July 1709 – 20 January 1767) was a French Ancien Régime Controller-General of Finances under Louis XV.

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    Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava.
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    Battle of Poltava

    Peter I of Russia defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava, thus effectively ending Sweden's status as a major power in Europe.