The inspiration for one of my favourite childhood novels was rescued on #ThisDayInHistory in 1709. Scottish sailor #AlexanderSelkirk spent more than four years living alone on an island in the #SouthPacific. His ordeal inspired #RobinsonCrusoe by #DanielDefoe, published in 1719.
Jährlich am 1. Februar (jaja, das war gestern! 😉) wird der #RobinsonCrusoeTag zu Ehren der Romanfigur #RobinsonCrusoe und dessen realen Vorbild #AlexanderSelkirk gefeiert.
Was genau sich dahinter verbirgt erklärt #PetraMensing hier: https://blogs.tib.eu/wp/tib/2024/02/01/robinson-crusoe-tag
