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Born on Sunday October 13, 1697
- Antoine LEFÈVRE, Amigny Rouy,02700,Aisne,Picardie,FRANCE († 1779)
- Andries Westerbeke, Westkapelle, Zeeland, Nederland
- Annetje Jans Knuijt van der, Maassluis
- Adrianus van der Horst, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aegidius Smeets, Merkelbeek,, Limburg, Nederland
- Antoine HAUET
- Adrianus FAESSEN, Hapert,5527,Noord-Brabant,Eindhoven,NEDERLAND († 1768)
- Adelheid Hidding, Bocholt, Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Annittje de Knuijt
- anna seegersdr KENNIPHAAS, werkendam
Died on Sunday October 13, 1697
- Marie MICHAU (48), Chézelles, 37220, France
- Pauline Depauw, Zerkegem
- BASTIAEN GELVEN Rijnoij
- Geertruida TRIGLAND (51), Leiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Maertje Jans van der Meulen
- Lijsbet Hendriksdr Goudswaard (Goutswaert - Goutswaart) (27)
- Geertrui Trigland (51)
- Lady Elizabeth Booth (24), Wybunbury, Cheshire, England
- Arij Ariensz PAUW (43)
- Joannes Verheyen (54), Boechout, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
Born on October 13
- 1566 » Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland († 1643)
- 1613 » Luisa de Guzmán, Spanish-Portuguese wife of John IV of Portugal († 1666)
- 1696 » John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, English courtier and politician, Lord Privy Seal († 1743)
- 1703 » Andrea Belli, Maltese architect and businessman († 1772)
- 1713 » Allan Ramsay, Scottish-English painter († 1784)
- 1756 » James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier, English admiral and politician, 36th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland († 1833)
- 1768 » Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French admiral and explorer († 1839)
- 1820 » John William Dawson, Canadian geologist and academic († 1899)
- 1821 » Rudolf Virchow, German physician, biologist, and politician († 1902)
- 1825 » Charles Frederick Worth, English fashion designer, founded House of Worth († 1895)
Died on October 13
- 1605 » Theodore Beza, French theologian and scholar (b. 1519)
- 1673 » Christoffer Gabel, German-Danish accountant and politician (b. 1617)
- 1687 » Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer and lens maker (b. 1633)
- 1694 » Samuel von Pufendorf, German historian, economist, and jurist (b. 1632)
- 1706 » Iyasu I, emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1654)
- 1715 » Nicolas Malebranche, French priest and philosopher (b. 1638)
- 1759 » John Henley, English clergyman and author (b. 1692)
- 1788 » Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, Irish poet and politician (b. 1702)
- 1812 » Isaac Brock, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (b. 1769)
- 1815 » Joachim Murat, French general (b. 1767)
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
- 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.
- November 9 » Pope Innocent XII founds the city of Cervia.
- December 2 » St Paul's Cathedral is consecrated in London.