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January 1696Born on Sunday January 1, 1696
- Antonius van Lindt, Rotterdam
- ... Hoogerscheijt, Schipluiden
- Aelbreght Cornelisz Broeckhuijsen, Bergschehoek
- Antonius Jan Willemszn Glaudemans, Rosmalen († 1770)
- Aegje Pieters Bouw, Alblasserdam († 1757)
- Christiaan Hendriks van der Pol, Zoetermeer, Zoetermeer, South Holland, Netherlands
- Anton van HOVE (Corneliszn)
- Augustin Barthelemy Bergeron dit D'Amboise, Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Acadia, Canada († 1765)
- Aecht Dircksdr Volger
- Aegje Pietersd Bouw, Alblasserdam, zh.nld († 1755)
Died on Sunday January 1, 1696
- Dirk Gijsberts Versteegt (68)
- Arien Willemsz Versteegh (58)
- Marguerite MELION, Putanges, 61210, France
- Maerten Willems Saeneke (53)
- Gerrit Pietersz Westmase, Monster, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Crijn Pieters van ADRICHEM (67)
- Bartel Jansen Gelderland (32)
- Jacqueline CHRISTEL (78), Hauteville-la-Guichard, 50232, Manche, Normandie, France
- Maria Kluge (61), Rusko (Rauske), Neder-Silezië, Polen
- Ham van der Reijerdr, Seitje (71)
Born on January 1
- 1628 » Christoph Bernhard, German composer and theorist († 1692)
- 1655 » Christian Thomasius, German jurist and philosopher († 1728)
- 1684 » Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch scholar and author († 1748)
- 1704 » Soame Jenyns, English author, poet, and politician († 1787)
- 1711 » Baron Franz von der Trenck, Austrian soldier († 1749)
- 1714 » Giovanni Battista Mancini, Italian soprano and author († 1800)
- 1714 » Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian pastor and poet († 1780)
- 1735 » Paul Revere, American silversmith and engraver († 1818)
- 1745 » Anthony Wayne, American general and politician († 1796)
- 1752 » Betsy Ross, American seamstress, credited with designing the Flag of the United States († 1836)
Died on January 1
- 1560 » Joachim du Bellay, French poet and critic (b. 1522)
- 1617 » Hendrik Goltzius, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1558)
- 1697 » Filippo Baldinucci, Florentine historian and author (b. 1625)
- 1716 » William Wycherley, English playwright and poet (b. 1641)
- 1748 » Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and academic (b. 1667)
- 1780 » Johann Ludwig Krebs, German organist and composer (b. 1713)
- 1782 » Johann Christian Bach, German composer (b. 1735)
- 1789 » Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, English lawyer and politician, British Speaker of the House of Commons (b. 1716)
- 1793 » Francesco Guardi, Italian painter and educator (b. 1712)
- 1817 » Martin Heinrich Klaproth, German chemist and academic (b. 1743)
Names that were popular for boys in 1696
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Johannes
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Jean
- John
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Johann
- Pierre
- Henricus
Names that were popular for girls in 1696
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Joanna
- Johanna
- Mary
- Grietje
- Jannetje
- Anne
- Elizabeth
- Trijntje
- Aaltje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1696
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)