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March 9, 1698Born on Monday March 10, 1698
- Adrianus Joannes Janssen de Moor, Zundert
- Andreas Hendrici ter Aa, Esch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Barbara de Wit, Wouw, Gemeente Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1770)
- Elisabeth LEBRETON, Beauvoir-sur-Mer, 85230, France († 1739)
- Adriaan Pietersz Kossen, Zijpe († 1781)
- Claude LAMERCERIE, Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin,69640,Rhône,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE († 1787)
- Andreas Teraa, Esch († 1719)
- Catharina Boesten, Bingelrade, Limburg, Nederland († 1765)
- Christianus van Engele, Nieuwkuijk, Heusden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Abraham Chaudron, Leiden,Leiden,Zuid-Holland,Nederland
Died on Monday March 10, 1698
- Joanna DEWAELE, Kruishoutem, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- DANIEL BACHILER (MA) WING (82), Barnstable County, Massachusetts
- Johan Willem Baron van Plettenberg (52), Sluis, Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, Zeeland, Nederland
- Pieter Haeck (49), Zaamslag
- Hans Willem van PLETTENBERG (52)
- Maria Rommens (36), Testelt, 3272, België
- Hans Willem des H.R. Rijksbaron van Plettenberg (53), Sluis,Gemeente Sluis,Zeeland,Netherlands
- Marie Anne Marguerite BOUVERNE (1), Moringhem,62910,Pas-De-Calais,Hauts-De-France,FRANCE
- Beertge Gerards (73), Benschop
- Marguerite de Fumel, Touffailles, Tarn-et-Garonne, France
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 10, 1698 at Delpher
Born on March 10
- 1628 » François Girardon, French sculptor († 1715)
- 1628 » Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician and biologist († 1694)
- 1653 » John Benbow, Royal Navy admiral († 1702)
- 1656 » Giacomo Serpotta, Italian Rococo sculptor († 1732)
- 1709 » Georg Wilhelm Steller, German botanist, zoologist, physician, and explorer († 1746)
- 1749 » Lorenzo Da Ponte, Italian-American priest and poet († 1838)
- 1769 » Joseph Williamson, English businessman and philanthropist († 1840)
- 1772 » Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel, German poet and critic († 1829)
- 1777 » Louis Hersent, French painter († 1860)
- 1787 » Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo, Spanish playwright and politician, Prime Minister of Spain († 1862)
Died on March 10
- 1528 » Balthasar Hübmaier, German/Moravian Anabaptist leader
- 1572 » William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester
- 1585 » Rembert Dodoens, Flemish physician and botanist (b. 1517)
- 1682 » Jacob van Ruisdael, Dutch painter and etcher (b. 1628)
- 1724 » Urban Hjärne, Swedish chemist, geologist, and physician (b. 1641)
- 1776 » Élie Catherine Fréron, French author and critic (b. 1718)
- 1792 » John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1713)
- 1826 » John Pinkerton, Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, author, numismatist and historian (b. 1758)
- 1832 » Muzio Clementi, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1752)
- 1861 » Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian poet, playwright, and ethnographer (b. 1814)
Names that were popular for boys in 1698
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Willem
- John
- Jean
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Johann
- Thomas
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1698
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Johanna
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Anne
- Jannetje
- Grietje
- Aaltje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1698
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- July 2 » Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine.
- September 5 » In an effort to Westernize his nobility, Tsar Peter I of Russia imposes a tax on beards for all men except the clergy and peasantry.