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Born on Wednesday February 29, 1696
- Antonius Arinck, Eefsele, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adrianus de Roy, Dinteloord (Princeland) († 1701)
- Henri de Monceau, Mortier, Luik, België
- Ariaentje Jans Kerver, Moordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Catharina Beckers, Venray,, Limburg, Nederland
- Arnolda van Roomen, Nijkerk
- Dieudonnée Françoise Franck, Soumagne, Luik, België
- catherine HARMEGNIES, Dour (Belgium) Hainaut
- Cornelia Huijbrechts van Gastel, Rucphen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1740)
- Cornelia Hubertus Gastel van, Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1740)
Died on Wednesday February 29, 1696
- Grietie van Schayck (49)
- Cornelis Gijsberts Van Den Hoorn (36), Maarsseveen, Maarssen, Utrecht, Nederland
- Maria Wouters Wal van der, Delft, ZH, Nederland
- Jacobus Beelen (54), Nederweert
- Petrus David, Wachtebeke (OVL)
- Maria Wouters van der Wal (32), Delft, Broerhuis
- Maayken Maartens DOLK (84), Capelle, Sprang-Capelle, 4221, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Maria Wouters van der Wal (32), Delft,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aeltje Aerts, Achterberg, Utrecht, Nederland
- Aleidis Stassen, Houthem,, Limburg, Nederland
Born on February 29
- 1572 » Edward Cecil, 1st Viscount Wimbledon († 1638)
- 1576 » Antonio Neri, Florentine priest and glassmaker († 1614)
- 1640 » Benjamin Keach, Particular Baptist preacher and author whose name was given to Keach's Catechism († 1704)
- 1692 » John Byrom, English poet and educator († 1763)
- 1724 » Eva Marie Veigel, Austrian-English dancer († 1822)
- 1736 » Ann Lee, English-American religious leader, founded the Shakers († 1784)
- 1792 » Gioachino Rossini, Italian composer († 1868)
- 1812 » James Milne Wilson, Scottish-Australian soldier and politician, 8th Premier of Tasmania (d. February 29, 1880)
- 1828 » Emmeline B. Wells, American journalist, poet, and activist († 1921)
- 1836 » Dickey Pearce, American baseball player and manager († 1908)
Died on February 29
- 1528 » Patrick Hamilton, Scottish Protestant reformer and martyr (b. 1504)
- 1592 » Alessandro Striggio, Italian composer and diplomat (b. 1540)
- 1600 » Caspar Hennenberger, German pastor, historian and cartographer (b. 1529)
- 1604 » John Whitgift, English archbishop and academic (b. 1530)
- 1740 » Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667)
- 1744 » John Theophilus Desaguliers, French-English physicist and philosopher (b. 1683)
- 1792 » Johann Andreas Stein, German piano builder (b. 1728)
- 1820 » Johann Joachim Eschenburg, German historian and critic (b. 1743)
- 1848 » Louis-François Lejeune, French general, painter and lithographer (b. 1775)
- 1852 » Matsudaira Katataka, Japanese daimyō (b. 1806)
Names that were popular for boys in 1696
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Willem
- Johannes
- Jean
- Hendrik
- Jacobus
- Jansz
- John
- Joseph
- Gerrit
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1696
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Anne
- Jans
- Jeanne
- Catherine
- Van
- Johanna
- Elizabeth
- Grietje
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)