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Born on Friday January 25, 1697
- Claas Biemsz de Wit
- Marie Perussault, Saint-Gaultier, 36192, France
- Aaltje Joosten van Son, Oud-Beijerland († 1758)
- Jan Baptiste Goderis, Moorslede
- Barbara Bormeester, Amsterdam
- Antonius Viaene, Sint-Kruis († 1752)
- Joanna Cornelia Lambrecht, Maldegem, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Maria Jansse van Breda, Den Dungen
- Gertrude Senet, Montreal,Quebec,Canada
- Antonius Lombaerts
Died on Friday January 25, 1697
- Wijve Rochusdr. van Pomeren, Maassluis
- Adriaan de Kok, Zaamslag
- Elisabeth le VERD, SART-les-SPA, Liège, Belgique
- Hendrik Tiggelman (61), Oude-Tonge, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Benjamin de Beaufort (71), Hulst,Gemeente Hulst,Zeeland,Netherlands
- Pietertje van Duijn (7), Scheveningen
- Wijve Rochusdr van Pomeren, maassluis (zuid holland)
- Benjamin Beaufort (71), Hulst, Zeeland, Nederland
- Hendrik Gerritsz Tichelman (67), Oude-Tonge, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Hendrik TICHELMAN Gzn (62), Ouddorp, Goeree-Overflakkee, NL-ZH
Born on January 25
- 1627 » Robert Boyle, Irish-English chemist and physicist († 1691)
- 1634 » Gaspar Fagel, Dutch politician and diplomat († 1688)
- 1635 » Daniel Casper von Lohenstein, German writer, diplomat and lawyer († 1683)
- 1640 » William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and politician, Lord Steward of the Household († 1707)
- 1736 » Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Italian-French mathematician and astronomer († 1813)
- 1739 » Charles François Dumouriez, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence († 1823)
- 1743 » Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, German philosopher and author († 1819)
- 1750 » Johann Gottfried Vierling, German organist and composer († 1813)
- 1755 » Paolo Mascagni, Italian physician and anatomist (probable; d. 1815)
- 1759 » Robert Burns, Scottish poet and songwriter († 1796)
Died on January 25
- 1559 » Christian II of Denmark (b. 1481)
- 1578 » Mihrimah Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1522)
- 1586 » Lucas Cranach the Younger, German painter (b. 1515)
- 1640 » Robert Burton, English physician and scholar (b. 1577)
- 1670 » Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1612)
- 1726 » Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (b. 1675)
- 1733 » Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 1st Baronet, English banker and politician, Lord Mayor of London (b. 1652)
- 1751 » Paul Dudley, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1675)
- 1852 » Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian admiral, cartographer, and explorer (b. 1778)
- 1872 » Richard S. Ewell, American general (b. 1817)
Names that were popular for boys in 1697
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Johann
- John
- Dirk
- Thomas
Names that were popular for girls in 1697
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Johanna
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Jannetje
- Anne
- Trijntje
- Mary
- Maartje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1697
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- March 13 » Nojpetén, capital of the last independent Maya kingdom, fell to Spanish conquistadors, the final step in the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.
- March 26 » Safavid government troops take control of Basra
- September 5 » War of the Grand Alliance: A French warship commanded by Captain Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville defeated an English squadron at the Battle of Hudson's Bay.
- September 11 » Battle of Zenta: a major engagement in the Great Turkish War (1683–1699) and one of the most decisive defeats in Ottoman history.
- November 9 » Pope Innocent XII founds the city of Cervia.
- December 2 » St Paul's Cathedral is consecrated in London.