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Born on Monday February 25, 1697
- Dirck Jacobsz van Ekel, Amersfoort
- Anna DE BRAECKELEER, Pamel († 1778)
- Elisabetha Delaetere, Bovekerke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Lijsabeth Reugebrinck, Zelhem, Gemeente Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1797)
- Anna De Braekeleer, Pamel,, Vlaams-Brabant, België († 1778)
- Jeanne GOUPY, Esvres, 37320, France († 1772)
- Joannes Petrus SAS, Balen,2490,Antwerpen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË († 1780)
- Judoca Deworme, Nukerke,B († 1739)
- Engelina DE LAURE, Leende, Heeze-Leende, Province of North Brabant, Netherlands († 1765)
- Isabelle Rose Fronsaert, Oeren († 1751)
Died on Monday February 25, 1697
- Annegje Aryens Aertoom, 's Gravendeel,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Ursula Kessler (43), Steinbach (Deutschland)
- Antoinette Meunier (61), Portneuf, Quebec, Canada
- Joanna Cornelia Lambrechts (0), Maldegem (B)
- Anna Anthierens (53), Loppem, Zedelgem, West-Vlaanderen, België
- Joos Jan Joossen (75), Essen
- Johanna Cornelia Maria Lambrecht (0), Maldegem(b)
- Anna Antierens, Loppem, B
- annigje arijens AERTOOM (55), 's-gravendeel(zh)
- Jan Cornelisz Hoogerdijk (77), Reeuwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 25, 1697 at Delpher
Born on February 25
- 1643 » Ahmed II, Ottoman sultan († 1695)
- 1663 » Peter Anthony Motteux, French-English author, playwright and translator († 1718)
- 1670 » Maria Margarethe Kirch, German astronomer and mathematician († 1720)
- 1682 » Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist and pathologist († 1771)
- 1707 » Carlo Goldoni, Italian playwright and composer († 1793)
- 1714 » René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, French lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of France († 1792)
- 1728 » John Wood, the Younger, English architect, designed the Royal Crescent († 1782)
- 1752 » John Graves Simcoe, English-Canadian general and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada († 1806)
- 1755 » François René Mallarmé, French lawyer and politician († 1835)
- 1778 » José de San Martín, Argentinian general and politician, 1st President of Peru († 1850)
Died on February 25
- 1601 » Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1566)
- 1634 » Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian general and politician (b. 1583)
- 1655 » Daniël Heinsius, Flemish poet and scholar (b. 1580)
- 1682 » Alessandro Stradella, Italian composer (b. 1639)
- 1710 » Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, French soldier and explorer (b. 1639)
- 1713 » Frederick I of Prussia (b. 1657)
- 1723 » Christopher Wren, English architect, designed St Paul's Cathedral (b. 1632)
- 1756 » Eliza Haywood, English actress and poet (b. 1693)
- 1796 » Samuel Seabury, American bishop (b. 1729)
- 1805 » Thomas Pownall, English politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1722)
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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.
- 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.
- 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.