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Born on Monday January 7, 1697
- François Hartman, Dordrecht, Gemeente Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Bernhardt Bernardus' ter MAETS, Garmerwolde, Ten Boer, Groningen, Nederland
- Henricus Ackermans Akkermans, Schimmert, Limburg, Nederland († 1787)
- Maria sidgwick, Denton, Co Durham, England
- Grietje Fokkes ?, Drachten,Gemeente Smallingerland,Friesland,Netherlands († 1735)
- Christina Rijcken, Stein,, Limburg, Nederland
- Christina Rijcken, Stein, Limburg, Nederland
- Marie Chopplet, Régniowez, Champagne-Ardenne, France († 1753)
- Joannes Baptist Ceulemans, Leest († 1773)
- Joanna Mercij, Langemark,West-Vlaanderen,Belgie († 1745)
Died on Monday January 7, 1697
- Joannes Van Achter (85), Merchtem, Brabant, Belgium
- Antoine VAGINAY, Sevelinges,42460,Loire,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE
- Gerrit Laureijs Peter van Dooremael- (54), Tilburg, Nederland
- Gerit van Dooremael, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- kind N. N. Heijesteck, Uitwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Hendrickje Aerts (42), Eemnes, Utrecht, Nederland
- Henry Spring (69), Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
- Maria Matthijs Denis (34), Kalmthout-Essen
- Edmund QUINCY (69), Thorpe, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
- Sebastienne ROZE (58), Saint loup de Buffigny aube 10
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 7, 1697 at Delpher
Born on January 7
- 1634 » Adam Krieger, German organist and composer († 1666)
- 1647 » William Louis, Duke of Württemberg († 1677)
- 1685 » Jonas Alströmer, Swedish agronomist and businessman († 1761)
- 1706 » Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher († 1751)
- 1713 » Giovanni Battista Locatelli, Italian director and manager († 1785)
- 1718 » Israel Putnam, American general († 1790)
- 1746 » George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith, Scottish admiral and politician († 1823)
- 1768 » Joseph Bonaparte, Italian king († 1844)
- 1797 » Mariano Paredes, Mexican general and 16th president (1845-1846) († 1849)
- 1800 » Millard Fillmore, American politician, 13th President of the United States († 1874)
Died on January 7
- 1619 » Nicholas Hilliard, English painter and goldsmith (b. 1547)
- 1625 » Ruggiero Giovannelli, Italian composer and author (b. 1560)
- 1655 » Pope Innocent X (b. 1574)
- 1658 » Theophilus Eaton, American farmer and politician, 1st Governor of the New Haven Colony (b. 1590)
- 1694 » Charles Gerard, 1st Earl of Macclesfield, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire (b. 1618)
- 1700 » Raffaello Fabretti, Italian scholar and author (b. 1618)
- 1715 » François Fénelon, French archbishop, theologian, and poet (b. 1651)
- 1758 » Allan Ramsay, Scottish poet and playwright (b. 1686)
- 1767 » Thomas Clap, American minister and academic (b. 1703)
- 1770 » Carl Gustaf Tessin, Swedish politician and diplomat (b. 1695)
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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 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 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.
- December 2 » St Paul's Cathedral is consecrated in London.