Historedia
Person

Daniel Defoe

Events
3
Episodes
7
Years
1703–1719

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Daniel Defoe, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Great Storm of 1703

    1703–1704

    Role: Author of The Storm

    1. 26 November 1703 · South Wales and central and southern EnglandStorm Strike

      The extratropical cyclone struck south Wales and central and southern England on 26 November 1703.

    2. 26 November 1703 · English Channel and Goodwin SandsChannel Shipwrecks

      Fierce winds and high seas in the English Channel swamped vessels and drove others onto the Goodwin Sands.

    3. 19 January 1704 · EnglandGovernment Response

      The government declared 19 January 1704 a day of fasting in response to the calamity.

    4. July 1704 · EnglandDefoe Account

      Daniel Defoe produced his book The Storm in July 1704, describing the event as the tempest that destroyed woods and forests all over England.

  2. Publication of The Storm by Daniel Defoe

    1704

    Role: Author

    1. July 1704 · LondonPublication of The Storm

      Daniel Defoe published The Storm in London in July 1704, documenting the previous year's catastrophic weather event.

  3. Publication of Robinson Crusoe

    1719

    Role: Author

    1. 1719 · UnspecifiedRapid Editions

      The book ran through four editions before the end of 1719.

    2. 25 April 1719 · UnspecifiedInitial Publication

      Defoe published Robinson Crusoe on 25 April 1719.

Sources

  1. Great storm of 1703 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-20
  2. The Storm (Daniel Defoe) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-01-28
  3. Daniel Defoe Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-08
  4. Robinson Crusoe Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-26