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March 11, 1698Born on Wednesday March 12, 1698
- Georg Meyer, Laasphe, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1698)
- Jan Willem Pannekoek, Vaassen, Epe, Gelderland, Nederland († 1787)
- Jannes Willems Pannekoek, Vaassen († 1787)
- Cornelis Maartensz. van IJlen, Vlaardingen († 1698)
- Frans Post
- Frans Pietersz Post, Overschie, Nederland († 1772)
- Cornelis Maartensz van IJLEN, Vlaardingen († 1698)
- Hendrick Tubes, winterswijk
- Jan teBeukenhorst, Ratum, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Jacobus SCHUTTEL, Dordrecht
Died on Wednesday March 12, 1698
- Lijsbeth Thonis Croock (69), Langerak
- Marie Afchain (19)
- Eeuwoutsz Willemsz. Verschoor (57)
- Lijsgen (Sijgje )Tonis Croock (73), Langerak, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Joannes Rogmans (55), Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver, 2861, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Eeuwout Willemszn Verschoor (57)
- Michael Siglin (104), Großbach, Remshelden, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Elisabetta Albertoni (61), Cadone
- Lijsbeth (Lijsgen) Tonis Crook (73), Langerak
- Jacob Adriaans Oskamp (78), Langerak
Born on March 12
- 1613 » André Le Nôtre, French gardener and architect († 1700)
- 1626 » John Aubrey, English historian and philosopher († 1697)
- 1637 » Anne Hyde, Duchess of York and Albany († 1671)
- 1672 » Richard Steele, Irish-Welsh journalist and politician († 1729)
- 1685 » George Berkeley, Irish bishop and philosopher († 1753)
- 1710 » Thomas Arne, English composer († 1778)
- 1735 » François-Emmanuel Guignard, comte de Saint-Priest, French politician and diplomat († 1821)
- 1753 » Jean Denis, French politician, lawyer, jurist, journalist, and historian († 1827)
- 1766 » Claudius Buchanan, Scottish theologian († 1815)
- 1781 » Frederica of Baden, Queen consort to Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden († 1826)
Died on March 12
- 1539 » Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English diplomat and politician (b.1477)
- 1648 » Tirso de Molina, Spanish monk and poet (b. 1571)
- 1699 » Peder Griffenfeld, Danish politician (b. 1635)
- 1898 » Zachris Topelius, Finnish-Swedish journalist, historian, and author (b. 1818)
- 1916 » Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian author (b. 1830)
- 1925 » Sun Yat-sen, Chinese physician and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (b. 1866)
- 1929 » Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman and politician, 44th Mayor of Atlanta (b. 1851)
- 1935 » Mihajlo Pupin, Serbian-American physicist and chemist (b. 1858)
- 1942 » William Henry Bragg, English physicist, chemist, and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
- 1943 » Gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor (b. 1869)
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.