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Born on Saturday February 16, 1697
- Aleida Schomaker, Almen († 1728)
- Dirck Willemsz. van Langevelt, Wassenaar RK († 1700)
- Catharina Lindelauff, Simpelveld,, Limburg, Nederland
- Jan (Johannes) Frans de (d') Mulder (Mu(ü)ller, Meulier, Muts(a)ers), Nieuwkerken Waas (B)
- John Devereux, Cork, Ireland
- Gertrud Steimel, Hoff, Waldbröl
- Adrianus Roelant, Meire in de Sint-Bavokerk († 1772)
- Joannes Muijlkens, Schimmert (Beekdaelen), Limburg, Nederland († 1756)
- Antoinette CAQUANT, Wambrechies,59118,Nord,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE († 1763)
- Johannes Groen, Dordrecht
Died on Saturday February 16, 1697
- Maria Sassmannshausen (80), Steinbach, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Geredijn Walravens Boxhooren, Zeelst (Veldhoven) (Noord-Brabant)
- Johannes Polet (26), Leiden
- Pieter Quackenbosch (0), Rijpwetering
- Jean Sterckeman (39), Bollezeele, Noord, Frankrijk
- Johannes Bernshausen (0), Holzhausen, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Geredijn Walravens BOXHOOREN, Zeelst
- Cornelius De Duffeleer (28), Okegem, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Arnolda HUIJBERS, Beugen en Rijkevoort
- Geriken Jans van Nederveen (76), 's-Grevelduin-Capelle
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 16, 1697 at Delpher
Born on February 16
- 1620 » Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg († 1688)
- 1643 » John Sharp, English archbishop († 1714)
- 1698 » Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer († 1758)
- 1727 » Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian botanist, chemist, and mycologist († 1817)
- 1740 » Giambattista Bodoni, Italian publisher and engraver († 1813)
- 1761 » Jean-Charles Pichegru, French general († 1804)
- 1774 » Pierre Rode, French violinist and composer († 1830)
- 1786 » Maria Pavlovna, Russian Grand Duchess († 1859)
- 1802 » Phineas Quimby, American mystic and philosopher († 1866)
- 1804 » Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist and zoologist († 1885)
Died on February 16
- 1531 » Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)
- 1560 » Jean du Bellay, French cardinal and diplomat (b. 1493)
- 1579 » Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, Spanish explorer (b. 1509)
- 1645 » Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general and politician, 24th Governor of the Duchy of Milan (b. 1585)
- 1710 » Esprit Fléchier, French bishop and author (b. 1632)
- 1721 » James Craggs the Younger, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1686)
- 1754 » Richard Mead, English physician (b. 1673)
- 1820 » Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish general (b. 1758)
- 1862 » William Pennington American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of New Jersey, 23rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1796)
- 1898 » Thomas Bracken, Irish-New Zealand journalist, poet, and politician (b. 1843)
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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 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.
- November 9 » Pope Innocent XII founds the city of Cervia.