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Born on Thursday December 27, 1696
- Françoise Boulay, Québec, Qc., Canada († 1767)
- Dirkje Ariens, Doorn
- Andrea Pétronille GOETGHELUCK, Quaëdypre 59 Nord († 1726)
- Baltazar Jan HEESTERS, Oisterwijk,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Dierick Wassenaar, Wassenaar
- Balthazar Heesters, Oisterwijk († 1764)
- Francisca Pouquele, Klemskerke († 1763)
- Claas de Haan, Leiden
- Catharina Philippa van Waes († 1765)
- Albert HARMSEN or Hermsen, Oldebroek, Gelderland, Nederland
Died on Thursday December 27, 1696
- Gesina van Houten (71), Hackensack, New Jersey
- Cornelia Jacobs (46)
- Hieronymus Dutel (7), Vilvoorde, Brabant, België
- Hendrik Lambertsz ten Cate (57), Amsterdam, Nederland
- Inigo III Melchior van Velasco Hertog van Frias (61)
- Elisabeth Cornelii VAN SANTVLIET, Wuustwezel
- Anna Maria Genoveva Margaretha Colbert (31)
- Anna SCHMETS (26), Epen
- Jan Jacobus van Dam (20), Monster
- Judith Isenhagen, Amsterdam
Born on December 27
- 1595 » Bohdan Khmelnytsky, hetman of Ukraine († 1657)
- 1683 » Conyers Middleton, English priest and theologian († 1750)
- 1714 » George Whitefield, English preacher and saint († 1770)
- 1715 » Philippe de Noailles, French general († 1794)
- 1721 » François Hemsterhuis, Dutch philosopher and author († 1790)
- 1761 » Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Russian field marshal and politician, Governor-General of Finland († 1818)
- 1773 » George Cayley, English engineer and politician († 1857)
- 1776 » Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general († 1811)
- 1797 » Charles Hodge, American theologian († 1878)
- 1797 » Ghalib, Indian poet († 1869)
Died on December 27
- 1603 » Thomas Cartwright, English minister and theologian (b. 1535)
- 1656 » Andrew White, English Jesuit missionary (b. 1579)
- 1704 » Hans Albrecht von Barfus, Prussian field marshal and politician (b. 1635)
- 1707 » Jean Mabillon, French monk and scholar (b. 1632)
- 1737 » William Bowyer, English printer (b. 1663)
- 1743 » Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (b. 1659)
- 1771 » Henri Pitot, French engineer, invented the Pitot tube (b. 1695)
- 1776 » Johann Rall, Hessian colonel (b. c. 1726)
- 1782 » Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish judge and philosopher (b. 1697)
- 1800 » Hugh Blair, Scottish minister and author (b. 1718)
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)