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Born on Friday August 17, 1696
- John BURGESS († 1774)
- Elisabeth Lemmens, Catsop-Elsloo (Stein), Limburg, Nederland
- Geertruij OUBOTER, Dordrecht
- Elisabeth Wagenau, Germershausen, Niedersachsen, Duitsland († 1739)
- Elisabeth WIELANDT, Verrebroek
- Lambert HERSET, THIMISTER, Liège, Belgique († 1747)
- Marie Anne DUSSAUSSOY, Gonnehem,62376,Pas-de-Calais,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE († 1762)
- Johann Christian Acker (FRANCE), Preuschdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France († 1773)
- Maria Catharina Eversdijk, Goes, Zuid-Holland, Nederland NL († 1732)
- Jacobus Wolvelaer, Lamswaarde, Hontenisse, Zeeland, Netherlands
Died on Friday August 17, 1696
- Franciscus Vanderstichele, Nieuwkapelle
- Sijgje Teunisd ELAND, 's-Gravendeel
- Elizabeth White (36), Essex County, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
- Judocus Vergote (27), Aartrijke,, West-Vlaanderen, België
- Diedrich Soembergs (80), Bentheim, Duitsland
- Eleonore Reuß von Lobenstein (34), Baruth, Brandenburg, Deutschland
- Sijgje Teunisd Eland (26), `s-Gravendeel, zh.nld
- Sijgje Teunisse Eellant, 's-Gravendeel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Maria SIOEN, Sint-Denijs-Boekel,9630,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Maria Leyten (32)
Born on August 17
- 1586 » Johann Valentin Andrea, German theologian († 1654)
- 1603 » Lennart Torstensson, Swedish Field Marshal, Privy Councillour and Governor-General († 1651)
- 1612 » Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Polish nobleman († 1651)
- 1629 » John III Sobieski, Polish–Lithuanian king († 1696)
- 1686 » Nicola Porpora, Italian composer and educator († 1768)
- 1753 » Josef Dobrovský, Bohemian philologist and historian († 1828)
- 1768 » Louis Desaix, French general († 1800)
- 1786 » Davy Crockett, American soldier and politician († 1836)
- 1786 » Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld († 1861)
- 1801 » Fredrika Bremer, Swedish writer and feminist († 1865)
Died on August 17
- 1673 » Regnier de Graaf, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. 1641)
- 1676 » Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, German author (b. 1621)
- 1720 » Anne Dacier, French scholar and translator (b. 1654)
- 1723 » Joseph Bingham, English scholar and academic (b. 1668)
- 1768 » Vasily Trediakovsky, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1703)
- 1785 » Jonathan Trumbull, English-American merchant and politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut (b. 1710)
- 1786 » Frederick the Great, Prussian king (b. 1712)
- 1809 » Matthew Boulton, English businessman and engineer, co-founded Boulton and Watt (b. 1728)
- 1814 » John Johnson, English architect and surveyor (b. 1732)
- 1834 » Husein Gradaščević, Ottoman general (b. 1802)
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)