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December 17, 1696 
December 15, 1696
Died on Sunday December 16, 1696
- Hendrina Ginhoven, Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Wendelina Peulen #11, Geleen, Limburg, Nl
- Maria ( Delantmetere - Lantmakers - Lantmeter - De ) Landmeter (60), Egem
- Cornelis Vrankensz van der Meer (61)
- Maria BOGAERT (79), Kalmthout-Antwerpen (B)
- Cornelis Franken van der Meer (62)
- Cornelis van der Meer, 's Gravenhage
- Lijsbeth Pieters de BROER
- Binke Pieters (56)
- Maria Delandtmeter (50), EGEM
Born on December 16
- 1630 » Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort, British botanist († 1715)
- 1714 » George Whitefield, English Anglican priest († 1770)
- 1716 » Louis Jules Mancini Mazarini, French poet and diplomat († 1798)
- 1717 » Elizabeth Carter, English poet and scholar († 1806)
- 1730 » Diego Silang, Filipino revolutionary leader († 1763)
- 1742 » Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, German field marshal († 1819)
- 1770 » Ludwig van Beethoven, composer († 1827)
- 1775 » François-Adrien Boieldieu, French pianist and composer († 1834)
- 1775 » Jane Austen, English novelist († 1817)
- 1776 » Johann Wilhelm Ritter, German chemist, physicist, and philosopher († 1810)
Died on December 16
- 1583 » Ivan Fyodorov, Russian printer
- 1594 » Allison Balfour, Scottish witch
- 1598 » Yi Sun-sin, Korean general (b. 1545)
- 1669 » Nathaniel Fiennes, English soldier and politician (b. 1608)
- 1687 » William Petty, English economist and philosopher (b. 1623)
- 1751 » Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (b. 1700)
- 1774 » François Quesnay, French economist, physician, and philosopher (b. 1694)
- 1783 » Johann Adolph Hasse, German composer and educator (b. 1699)
- 1783 » Sir William James, 1st Baronet, Welsh-English commander and politician (b. 1720)
- 1805 » Saverio Cassar, Gozitan priest and rebel leader (b. 1746)
Names that were popular for boys in 1696
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Willem
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Jansz
- John
- Gerrit
- Pierre
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1696
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Anne
- Jans
- Jeanne
- Johanna
- Catherine
- Van
- Elizabeth
- Mary
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)