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August 2, 1696Born on Friday August 3, 1696
- Arie Simonszn. van der Ruit(Ruijt), Noordwijk († 1758)
- Arie Sijmens van de Ruit, Noordwijk,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Adriaen Ansems, Made en Drimmelen
- Catharina Govaertse Speck, Sprundel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Arij Sijmensz van der Ruijt, Noordwijk († 1758)
- Arij Sijmensz van der Ruijt, Noordwijk
- Catharina Speeck, Rucphen
- Benjamin BOYS, Adwalton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom († 1768)
- Anna Blankers, Ewijk
- Arie van der Ruyt, Noordwijk, Nederland
Died on Friday August 3, 1696
- Jan Stulens (76), Hoeselt
- Joan Penney (60), Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
- Ariaentje Centsdr Oosterbaan (82)
- Jacobus Jacobs Noorderduijn, Monster
- Thijs Dirks, Kampereiland, Ov, The Netherlands
- Jacobus Cornelis Crijnsen Commissaris (43), Sprundel
- Joannes Sturmans (43), Brunssum, Limburg, Nederland
- Joannes STULENS (76), Hoeselt,Provincie Limburg,Flanders,Belgi
- Willemtien Rijcksen van Schadijck, Scherpenzeel,, Gelderland, Nederland
- Gabriel SALUZZO
Born on August 3
- 1622 » Wolfgang Julius, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein, German field marshal († 1698)
- 1692 » John Henley, English minister and poet († 1759)
- 1766 » Aaron Chorin, Hungarian rabbi and author († 1844)
- 1770 » Frederick William III of Prussia († 1840)
- 1803 » Joseph Paxton, English gardener and architect, designed The Crystal Palace († 1865)
- 1808 » Hamilton Fish, American lawyer and politician, 26th United States Secretary of State († 1893)
- 1811 » Elisha Otis, American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company († 1861)
- 1817 » Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen († 1895)
- 1823 » Thomas Francis Meagher, Irish-American revolutionary and military leader, territorial governor of Montana († 1867)
- 1832 » Ivan Zajc, Croatian composer, conductor, and director († 1914)
Died on August 3
- 1604 » Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish commander and diplomat (b. 1540)
- 1621 » Guillaume du Vair, French lawyer and author (b. 1556)
- 1712 » Joshua Barnes, English historian and scholar (b. 1654)
- 1720 » Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch politician (b. 1641)
- 1721 » Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-English sculptor and woodcarver (b. 1648)
- 1761 » Johann Matthias Gesner, German scholar and academic (b. 1691)
- 1773 » Stanisław Konarski, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1700)
- 1780 » Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, French epistemiologist and philosopher (b. 1715)
- 1792 » Richard Arkwright, English engineer and businessman (b. 1732)
- 1797 » Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, English field marshal and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1717)
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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)