Timeline April 1719

Events in April 1719 3

• 1635 – 1719 Franu00e7oise d'Aubignu00e9, Madame de Maintenon (1635-1719) Died 15 April 1719, aged 83 Franu00e7oise d'Aubignu00e9, Marquise de Maintenon, rose from poverty to become the second, secret wife of King Louis XIV of France. She wielded wide influence at court and founded the Saint-Cyr school for impoverished noble girls. After Louis's death she retired to Saint-Cyr, where she died.
• 1685 – 1719 Farrukhsiyar (1685-1719) Died 29 April 1719, aged 33 Farrukhsiyar was a Mughal emperor placed on the throne by the Sayyid Brothers, whose support he relied on against rival claimants. He later attempted to break their hold on power, prompting the brothers to depose and blind him. He was strangled to death in prison in Delhi on their orders.
• 1719 Publication of Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe's novel of shipwreck and survival appears in London Daniel Defoe published "The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe," presenting it as a true account of a castaway's years alone on a tropical island. The book became an immediate bestseller and is widely regarded as one of the first novels in English. It spawned a genre of imitators known as "Robinsonades" and remains a touchstone of world literature.