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Born on Tuesday December 3, 1697
- Adrianus Pijnenburg, Haaren, NL
- Henrica Cornelius Rudolphus Haest, Zundert
- Grietje Peters, Leens (gem. Het Hogeland) († 1777)
- Elisabeth Christis, Neeritter
- Elisabetha Knops, Geijsteren
- Grietje Peters, Leens, Groningen, Nederland
- Henrica Haest, Zundert, North Brabant, Netherlands († 1697)
- Godeliva Dousselaere (Deuselaere), Sijsele
- Grietje Pieters, Leens
- Annetie, Harderwijk († 1704)
Died on Tuesday December 3, 1697
- Nicolaus Niclaes Claus Joannis Janssen Blanckers Blanckarts BLANKERS (57), Oirschot,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Bartholomeus Labeen de Lambermont (72), Visé,, Luik, België
- Catharina Van Camp (0), Aartselaar, 2630, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Bartholomeus Labeen de Lambermon (72), Visé (België)
- François PATRIER (80), ( Moussac, 86171, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France
- Anna Elisabetha Veen, Papenburg, Niedersachsen, Duitsland
- Elisabeth SEGERS (0), Hamme,9220,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Edmund Howell (54), Long Island, Suffolk, New York, United States
- Mathieu MALTA (24), AUBEL, Liège, Belgique
- Françoise GROROD (70), Morzine, 74110, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FRANCE
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 3, 1697 at Delpher
Born on December 3
- 1590 » Daniel Seghers, Flemish Jesuit brother and painter († 1661)
- 1596 » Nicola Amati, Italian instrument maker († 1684)
- 1616 » John Wallis, English mathematician and cryptographer († 1703)
- 1684 » Ludvig Holberg, Norwegian historian and writer († 1754)
- 1722 » Hryhorii Skovoroda, Ukrainian poet, composer, and philosopher († 1794)
- 1729 » Antonio Soler, Spanish composer and theorist († 1783)
- 1730 » Mahadaji Shinde, Maratha ruler of Gwalior († 1794)
- 1755 » Gilbert Stuart, American painter († 1828)
- 1793 » Clarkson Frederick Stanfield, English painter and academic († 1867)
- 1800 » France Prešeren, Slovenian poet and lawyer († 1849)
Died on December 3
- 1533 » Vasili III of Russia (b. 1479)
- 1542 » Jean Tixier de Ravisi, French scholar and academic (b. 1470)
- 1552 » Francis Xavier, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1506)
- 1592 » Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (b. 1545)
- 1610 » Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general and daimyō (b. 1548)
- 1668 » William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury (b. 1591)
- 1706 » Countess Emilie Juliane of Barby-Mühlingen (b. 1637)
- 1765 » Lord John Sackville, English cricketer and politician (b. 1713)
- 1789 » Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter (b. 1714)
- 1815 » John Carroll, American archbishop (b. 1735)
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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
- 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 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.