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Born on Thursday January 3, 1697
- , Errol, Perth, Scotland
- Claes Lagas, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelis van de Meent, Scherpenzeel, Gelderland, Nederland
- CORNELIS GIJSBERTSZ, Scherpenzeel
- Evert Reijers, Lunteren, Gelderland, Nederland
- Evert Reijersen Pothoven, Lunteren
- Claes Lagas, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Derk Dercks Kipperman, Twello,Gemeente Voorst, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Veronika Merkle (Merckle, Markley), Bonfeld, Baden-Württemberg, Germany († 1752)
- Alexander Hope, of Kerse, 3rd Baronet († 1749)
Died on Thursday January 3, 1697
- Anna Barbara (62), Mâºnster, Limburg-Weilburg, Hessen, Deutschland,, Deutschland
- Jacob Pietersz. Westmaas (61), 's-Gravenzande
- Jacob Pieterszoon Westmaas (61), 's Gravenzande
- Magdalena van Santen (24), Monster
- Claude Cauvet (32), Troisvilles (F)
- Jacob Pietersz Westmaas (61), 's-Gravenzande
- Joan van Woensel, Haarlem,,Netherlands
- Maria
- Jacob Pieterszoon Pietersz Pieterszn Westmaas {de Maasdijk} (61), 's Gravenzande, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Jacob Pieterszoon Pieterszn Westmaas (61), 's-Gravenzande (Westland)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 3, 1697 at Delpher
Born on January 3
- 1611 » James Harrington, English political theorist († 1677)
- 1698 » Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet and songwriter († 1782)
- 1710 » Richard Gridley, American soldier and engineer († 1796)
- 1722 » Fredrik Hasselqvist, Swedish biologist and explorer († 1752)
- 1731 » Angelo Emo, Venetian admiral and statesman († 1792)
- 1760 » Veerapandiya Kattabomman, Indian ruler († 1799)
- 1775 » Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont († 1863)
- 1778 » Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish archbishop († 1861)
- 1793 » Lucretia Mott, American activist († 1880)
- 1802 » Charles Pelham Villiers, English lawyer and politician († 1898)
Died on January 3
- 1641 » Jeremiah Horrocks, English astronomer and mathematician (b. 1618)
- 1656 » Mathieu Molé, French politician (b. 1584)
- 1670 » George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1608)
- 1701 » Louis I, prince of Monaco (b. 1642)
- 1705 » Luca Giordano, Italian painter and illustrator (b. 1634)
- 1743 » Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian painter and architect (b. 1657)
- 1777 » William Leslie, Scottish captain (b. 1751)
- 1779 » Claude Bourgelat, French surgeon and lawyer (b. 1712)
- 1785 » Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (b. 1706)
- 1795 » Josiah Wedgwood, English potter, founded the Wedgwood Company (b. 1730)
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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
- 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 11 » Battle of Zenta: a major engagement in the Great Turkish War (1683–1699) and one of the most decisive defeats in Ottoman history.
- September 20 » The Treaty of Ryswick is signed by France, England, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic, ending the Nine Years' War.
- November 9 » Pope Innocent XII founds the city of Cervia.