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Born on Saturday December 21, 1697
- Jan Jan Jacob Vergouwen, Zundert
- Cornelia Ververs, Susteren,, Limburg, Nederland
- Cornelia Ververs, Susteren
- Joannes Thoma Dooms, Merchtem, Vlaams Brabant, België
- Hindrickien Karsten Peuling, Sleen
- Anna Maria van Loock, Perk, België
- Joan Berendt Gr. Brandt, Wiek, Essen, Oldenburg, Deutschland († 1728)
- Jan Broers, Duffel, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Jan Blijdenstein, Zwolle († 1698)
- Joanna Willems Jans de Wever (?) (aen Colk), Mill
Died on Saturday December 21, 1697
- William John Gibson (62), Middlesex, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
- Regina Anna BIESMAN (72), Merchtem,1785,Brabant Flamand,Bruxelles Capitale,BELGIQUE
- Claas Laurensz (Knaas) Knaep (26)
- Anna Seiler (73)
- Sophia FRAMMEN FROMMEN VROOMEN (20), Maastricht (NL/LI)
- Théodore Teniers (78), Bruxelles
- Agnes Frints (1), Margraten (Eijsden-Margraten), Limburg, Nederland
- Ariaantje Cornelis Bravenboer (42), Barendrecht, Nederland
- Rebecca Owen (1), Merion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Herman Laurens van Heek (62), Delden, Hof van Twente,, Overijssel, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 21, 1697 at Delpher
Born on December 21
- 1596 » Peter Mohyla, Ruthenian Orthodox metropolitan and saint († 1646)
- 1603 » Roger Williams, English minister, theologian, and politician, 9th President of the Colony of Rhode Island († 1684)
- 1615 » Benedict Arnold, Rhode Island colonial governor († 1678)
- 1672 » Benjamin Schmolck, German pastor and composer († 1737)
- 1714 » John Bradstreet, Canadian-English general († 1774)
- 1728 » Hermann Raupach, German harpsichord player and composer († 1778)
- 1778 » Anders Sandøe Ørsted, Danish jurist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Denmark († 1860)
- 1795 » Jack Russell, English priest, hunter, and dog breeder († 1883)
- 1795 » Leopold von Ranke, German historian, author, and academic († 1886)
- 1803 » Achille Vianelli, Italian painter and academic († 1894)
Died on December 21
- 1536 » John Seymour, English courtier (b. 1474)
- 1549 » Marguerite de Navarre, queen of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)
- 1581 » Jean de la Cassière, 51st Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller (b. 1502)
- 1597 » Peter Canisius, Dutch priest and saint (b. 1521)
- 1608 » William Davison, secretary to Queen Elizabeth I of England (b. c. 1541)
- 1610 » Catherine Vasa, Swedish princess (b. 1539)
- 1701 » Sir Hugh Paterson, Baronet of Bannockburn (b. 1659)
- 1807 » John Newton, English soldier and minister (b. 1725)
- 1824 » James Parkinson, English physician and paleontologist (b. 1755)
- 1869 » Friedrich Ernst Scheller, German jurist and politician (b. 1791)
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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.
- November 9 » Pope Innocent XII founds the city of Cervia.
- December 2 » St Paul's Cathedral is consecrated in London.