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Born on Monday October 7, 1697
- Hendrina (van de) Couwenbergh, Helmond († 1774)
- Joannes Horbach, Simpelveld, Limburg, Nederland
- Harmen Stout (Bijl), Lexmond
- Ferdinandi Sifer, Munchweier († 1766)
- Anna GOORTS, Asten(N-Br.)
- Gerrit Carbentus, Wijk bij Duurstede († 1756)
- Hermannus* Mewis Meeuwissen*, Houthem, LI, Netherlands († 1765)
- Anna Petronella Van Ham, Hoogstraten (Meerle), Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België († 1776)
- Bernardus Anninck, Nordhorn
- Catelijntien de Hamer, Hoek, Zeeland, Nederland
Died on Monday October 7, 1697
- Alcke Wubbels (54)
- Andries Jans Blaak (33), Westdijk
- James H Parker (77), New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States
- Willem Hermans, Terneuzen
- Alcke Wubbes ter Walslage (54)
- Andries Blaeck, ,, Westdijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Marguerite BROUTTIER (45), Rodelinghem, 62716, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- Aicke Wubbes ter Walslage (54), Ter Walslage (Vlagtwedde), Groningen, Nederland
- John Hardy (59), New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, Verenigde Staten
- Crijn Tijsz VERSPUIJ
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 7, 1697 at Delpher
Born on October 7
- 1597 » Captain John Underhill, English settler and soldier († 1672)
- 1635 » Roger de Piles, French painter († 1709)
- 1713 » Granville Elliott, English general († 1759)
- 1728 » Caesar Rodney, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 4th Governor of Delaware († 1784)
- 1744 » Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and politician, War Governor of Saint Petersburg († 1819)
- 1746 » William Billings, American composer and educator († 1800)
- 1748 » Charles XIII of Sweden († 1818)
- 1769 » Solomon Sibley, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 1st Mayor of Detroit († 1846)
- 1786 » Louis-Joseph Papineau, Canadian lawyer and politician († 1871)
- 1798 » Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, French instrument maker and businessman († 1875)
Died on October 7
- 1612 » Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian poet, playwright, and diplomat (b. 1538)
- 1620 » Stanisław Żółkiewski, Polish-Lithuanian commander (b. 1547)
- 1637 » Victor Amadeus I, duke of Savoy (b. 1587)
- 1651 » Jacques Sirmond, French scholar (b. 1559)
- 1653 » Fausto Poli, Italian cardinal (b. 1581)
- 1708 » Guru Gobind Singh, Indian 10th Sikh guru (b. 1666)
- 1772 » John Woolman, American preacher and abolitionist (b. 1720)
- 1787 » Henry Muhlenberg, German-American pastor and missionary (b. 1711)
- 1792 » George Mason, American lawyer and politician (b. 1725)
- 1793 » Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, English politician, President of the Board of Trade (b. 1718)
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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 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.