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July 30, 1697Born on Wednesday July 31, 1697
- Diederik Johan van HOGENDORP van HOFWEGEN, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1744)
- Cathrijn, Ewijk (Doddendaal)
- Gommarus Praets, Olen, Belgie († 1724)
- Cornelis Reijerszn Smit, Texel († 1699)
- Cornelia Koecken, Geleen, Limburg, Niederlande
- Jan Gerritsz (Koeijedooder) Koedooder, Lutjebroek, Stede Broec,, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1701)
- Diederik Johan des H.R. Rijksgraaf van Hogendorp, ‘s-Gravenhage,Gemeente ’s-Gravenhage,South Holland,Netherlands
- Cecilia Thevel, Klerken
- jacques martin, enines († 1745)
- Joannes CUYPERS, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver, 2861, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
Died on Wednesday July 31, 1697
- Joannes Sommen (42), Baarle-Nassau, Noord-Babant, Nederland
- Rutger Sparla (39)
- Vrouwtje Pieters (41), Texel
- Ruttgerus Sparla (39)
- Maria van Linden, Aartselaar
- Cornelis (Kees de Boer) Classen (61), Cape Town South Africa
- Anna Cornelis
- Adam von Podewils (80)
- Vrouwtje Pieters (41), Texel, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Rutgerus Sparla (39)
Born on July 31
- 1595 » Philipp Wolfgang, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg († 1641)
- 1598 » Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor († 1654)
- 1686 » Charles of France, Duke of Berry († 1714)
- 1702 » Jean Denis Attiret, French missionary and painter († 1768)
- 1704 » Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician and physicist († 1752)
- 1718 » John Canton, English physicist and academic († 1772)
- 1724 » Noël François de Wailly, French lexicographer and author († 1801)
- 1759 » Ignaz Anton von Indermauer, Austrian nobleman and government official († 1796)
- 1777 » Pedro Ignacio de Castro Barros, Argentinian priest and politician († 1849)
- 1796 » Jean-Gaspard Deburau, Czech-French actor and mime († 1846)
Died on July 31
- 1616 » Roger Wilbraham, Solicitor-General for Ireland (b. 1553)
- 1638 » Sibylla Schwarz, German poet (b. 1621)
- 1653 » Thomas Dudley, English soldier and politician, 3rd Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1576)
- 1693 » Willem Kalf, Dutch still life painter (b. 1619)
- 1726 » Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist (b. 1695)
- 1750 » John V, king of Portugal (b. 1689)
- 1762 » Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla, Spanish sailor and commander (b. 1711)
- 1781 » John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley, British parliamentarian (b. 1719)
- 1784 » Denis Diderot, French philosopher and critic (b. 1713)
- 1805 » Dheeran Chinnamalai, Indian soldier (b. 1756)
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 26 » Safavid government troops take control of Basra
- May 7 » Stockholm's royal castle (dating back to medieval times) is destroyed by fire. It is replaced in the 18th century by the current Royal Palace.
- 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.