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Born on Saturday December 20, 1698
- Antonius Sliepers, Sint-Joris-Winge, Belgie
- Anna Maas, Waspik, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1736)
- Domenico Cattaneo della Volta, Napoli, Italie († 1782)
- Ludovicus Temmerman, Ressegem
- Anna Catharina Zanger, Unterhausen, Lichtenstein, Germany
- Geneviève BIOT, Anhée, 5537, Namur, Belgique († 1773)
- Joanna Daniëlsse, Ginneken, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1761)
- Fettie (Fettije) Claesdr Heineman († 1699)
- Hendrik Aukes, Heeg († 1753)
- Hendrick Aukes, Heeg, Wymbritseradiel, Friesland, Netherlands († 1753)
Died on Saturday December 20, 1698
- Anna Margarete Müller (42), St. Johann (Saarbrücken) D
- Angelique Trudel (0), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
- Friedrich Carl von Württemburg-Stuttgart (46), Stuttgart
- ESAIAS HILLENIUS (76), USQUERT
- Friedrich Karl van Wurtemberg (46), Stuttgart
- Elisabeta Galmos (5), Oosterweel, Antwerpen,, Antwerpen, België
- Frederik Karel Hertog van Württemberg-Winnental (46), Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
- Friedrich Carl VON WÜRTTEMBERG ZU WINNETAL (46), Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Antonius Adriaen van Dun (74), Wortel (België)
- Frédéric-Charles de Wurtemberg (46)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 20, 1698 at Delpher
Born on December 20
- 1576 » John Sarkander, Moravian priest and saint († 1620)
- 1626 » Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German scholar and politician († 1692)
- 1629 » Pieter de Hooch, Dutch painter († 1684)
- 1641 » Urban Hjärne, Swedish chemist, geologist, and physician († 1724)
- 1740 » Arthur Lee, American physician and diplomat († 1792)
- 1786 » Pietro Raimondi, Italian composer († 1853)
- 1792 » Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, French painter and educator († 1845)
- 1806 » Martín Carrera, Mexican general and president (1855) († 1871)
- 1812 » Laura M. Hawley Thurston, American poet and educator († 1842)
- 1838 » Edwin Abbott Abbott, English theologian, author, and educator († 1926)
Died on December 20
- 1590 » Ambroise Paré, French physician and surgeon (b. 1510)
- 1658 » Jean Jannon, French designer and typefounder (b. 1580)
- 1722 » Kangxi, emperor of the Qing Dynasty (b. 1654)
- 1723 » Augustus Quirinus Rivinus, German physician and botanist (b. 1652)
- 1740 » Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon, English field marshal and politician, Governor of Portsmouth (b. 1675)
- 1765 » Louis, dauphin of France (b. 1729)
- 1768 » Carlo Innocenzo Frugoni, Italian poet and academic (b. 1692)
- 1783 » Antonio Soler, Spanish priest and composer (b. 1729)
- 1812 » Sacagawea, American explorer (b. 1788)
- 1820 » John Bell, American farmer (b. 1750)
Names that were popular for boys in 1698
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Willem
- Jean
- John
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Johann
- Thomas
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1698
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Johanna
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- 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.