Anniversarial — 2009

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Here are some of those correspondents whose birth or death is marked in 2009:

Aa, Pieter van der (born 1659–died 1733), Dutch publisher
Bempden, John Vander (born 1659–died 1726), English landowner
Berger, Johann Gottfried von (born 1659–died 1736), German physician
Courtin, père François, abbé Courtin (born 1659–died 1739), French author, poet
Cromwell, Henry (born 1659–died 1728), English author, poet, translator
Dolben, Sir Gilbert (born 1659–died 1722), English politician, member of Parliament, judge
Du Lignon, Étienne (born 1659–died after 1705), French Huguenot, apothecary
Dunton, John (born 1659–died 1732), English journalist
Gerard, Charles, 2nd earl of Macclesfield (born c. 1659–died 1701), English aristocrat, army officer, diplomat
Gregory, David (born 1659–died 1708), Scottish mathematician, astronomer, academician
Hartstonge, Reverend John, bishop of Ossory (born 1659–died 1717), Irish churchman
Nadal, Augustin (born 1659–died 1741), French author, playwright
Osborne, Peregrine, 2nd duke of Leeds (born 1659–died 1729), English naval officer
Sherard, William (born 1659–died 1728), English botanist
Smith, John (born 1659–died 1715), English churchman, historian
Synge, Reverend Edward, archbishop of Tuam (born 1659–died 1741), Irish churchman
Wright, William [junior] (born 1659–died 1721), English lawyer, judge, politician, member of Parliament