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Born on Friday January 16, 1693
- Joannes Sas, Vosselaar
- Christina Vossaert
- Anna Scholten, Amsterdam
- Chiristina Vossaert († 1696)
- Gerrit Claasz Kleun, Texel
- Frans van Prévinquières Heer van Varès († 1746)
- Elisabeth van DORMAEL, Beauvechain,, Brabant Wallon, België († 1770)
- Gerarda Splinters, Utrecht
- Margarita SPRUIJT, Dordrecht
- Joanna Maes, Merendree, Nevele, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Died on Friday January 16, 1693
- LAURENT MAINARD (40)
- Maria van Alphen (38)
- Cornelia VAN BEIJEREN
- Jean DELAPORTE, Solesmes,59730,Nord,Hauts-de-France,FRANCE
- John I Collins (53), Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
- Schravendijk 's Gravendijk Schraevendijck (70)
- Aryen Aryenz VERHEUL
- Aryen Aryensz Verheul (53)
- Neeltje Aleman (64)
- Joanna Tavernier (0), Waregem, West Vlaanderen, Belgium
Born on January 16
- 1616 » François de Vendôme, duke of Beaufort († 1669)
- 1626 » Lucas Achtschellinck, Belgian painter and educator († 1699)
- 1630 » Guru Har Rai, Sikh Guru († 1661)
- 1634 » Dorothe Engelbretsdatter, Norwegian author and poet († 1716)
- 1675 » Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French soldier and diplomat († 1755)
- 1691 » Peter Scheemakers, Belgian sculptor and educator († 1781)
- 1728 » Niccolò Piccinni, Italian composer and educator († 1800)
- 1749 » Vittorio Alfieri, Italian poet and playwright († 1803)
- 1757 » Richard Goodwin Keats, English admiral and politician, 3rd Commodore-Governor of Newfoundland († 1834)
- 1807 » Charles Henry Davis, American admiral († 1877)
Died on January 16
- 1585 » Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln, English admiral and politician (b. 1512)
- 1595 » Murad III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1546)
- 1659 » Charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer (b. 1580)
- 1710 » Higashiyama, Japanese emperor (b. 1675)
- 1711 » Joseph Vaz, Indian-Sri Lankan priest and saint (b. 1651)
- 1747 » Barthold Heinrich Brockes, German poet and playwright (b. 1680)
- 1748 » Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch lawyer and scholar (b. 1684)
- 1750 » Ivan Trubetskoy, Russian field marshal and politician (b. 1667)
- 1752 » Francis Blomefield, English historian and author (b. 1705)
- 1794 » Edward Gibbon, English historian and politician (b. 1737)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1693
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 11 » A powerful earthquake destroys parts of Sicily and Malta.
- February 8 » The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, is granted a charter by King William III and Queen Mary II.
- July 25 » Ignacio de Maya founds the Real Santiago de las Sabinas, now known as Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Mexico.
- July 29 » War of the Grand Alliance: Battle of Landen: France wins a Pyrrhic victory over Allied forces in the Netherlands.
- August 4 » Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Perignon's invention of champagne; it is not clear whether he actually invented champagne, however he has been credited as an innovator who developed the techniques used to perfect sparkling wine.
- October 4 » Nine Years' War: Piedmontese troops are defeated by the French.