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Born on Wednesday December 19, 1696
- Ariaantje Lambrechts Slijp, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Frances Thacker, of Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia († 1724)
- Elisabetha Peeters, Dessel,Antwerpen,Belgium
- Edward Hoare, Cork, Cork City, Cork, Ireland († 1698)
- Dirk Gerrits Tuig, Assendelft
- Govert Valan, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje (Deijterink ~ Dieterinck ~ Dieteringh) Dietering, Almelo († 1733)
- Catharina Bruynvis, Amsterdam
- Isabella Pennington, Musketta Creek, Baltimore, Maryland, United States († 1737)
- Anna Jacobs van Ravenswaij, Naarden, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Died on Wednesday December 19, 1696
- James Saul (52), Heversham, Westmorland, England
- Clara Ochoa de Aguirre y Oñate (54), Caracas
- John Rugg (64), Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
- John Appleby (66), Corbridge, Northumberland, England
- Casparus Ulricus Reynerus van der Putten (57), Bakel
- Giljaem Leijs, Terneuzen
- Susanna Bier, Ketzelsdorf, Zwittau
- Catharina CREYARTS, Roermond
- Willem Sijmons Rosendaal (28), Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Teuntie Cornelisdr BOEFF (77), Hoogblokland
Born on December 19
- 1587 » Dorothea Sophia, Abbess of Quedlinburg († 1645)
- 1683 » Philip V of Spain († 1746)
- 1699 » William Bowyer, English printer († 1777)
- 1714 » John Winthrop, American astronomer and educator († 1779)
- 1778 » Marie Thérèse of France († 1851)
- 1796 » Manuel Bretón de los Herreros, Spanish poet, playwright, and critic († 1873)
- 1797 » Antoine Louis Dugès, French obstetrician and naturalist († 1838)
- 1817 » James J. Archer, American lawyer and general († 1864)
- 1820 » Mary Livermore, American journalist and activist († 1905)
- 1825 » George Frederick Bristow, American violinist and composer († 1898)
Died on December 19
- 1558 » Cornelius Grapheus, Flemish writer (b. 1482)
- 1637 » Christina of Lorraine, Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany (b. 1565)
- 1741 » Vitus Bering, Danish-Russian hydrographer and explorer (b. 1681)
- 1745 » Jean-Baptiste van Loo, French painter (b. 1684)
- 1749 » Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Italian priest and composer (b. 1672)
- 1807 » Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm, German-French author and playwright (b. 1723)
- 1813 » James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded McGill University (b. 1744)
- 1819 » Thomas Fremantle, English admiral and politician (b. 1765)
- 1848 » Emily Brontë, English novelist and poet (b. 1818)
- 1851 » Joseph Mallord William Turner, English painter (b. 1775)
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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)