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March 1, 1697Born on Saturday March 2, 1697
- Antoine LAGIER, La Batie-Montsaleon,05700, Frankrijk († 1764)
- Elisabeth Hermans, Schinnen (Schinnen) (Limburg) († 1741)
- Elisabeth VANBOVEN, Aaigem, Erpe-Mere, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Anna Dorhout, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland († 1782)
- Gerritje Hendricks van den Bergh, Naarden, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1775)
- Arnoldus Wittebol, Roosendaal
- Pieter de Schepper, Waasmunster († 1749)
- Catharina Cornelissen Rampaert, Wouw,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1744)
- Adrianus Marijnisen Creijns, Sprundel († 1769)
- Antoine Joseph LEGRAND, Comines,7780,Hainaut,Wallonie,BELGIQUE († 1741)
Died on Saturday March 2, 1697
- Robert Baird
- Petrus Peeters Boer Wouts (38), Essen Belgium
- Pleun Arienszoon van Cleef (52), Charlois
- Johannes Cornelius de Crom (64), Best, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Jan Jans van Heumen (81)
- Maria Cornelis Verheijen
- Jeanne Michel, Sombacour, 25549, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France
- Marie Jean Decuir (0)
- Catharina Paeshuijs (51), Lille (Antwerpen)
- Petrus Peters Boer Wouts (38), Essen Belgie
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 2, 1697 at Delpher
Born on March 2
- 1628 » Cornelis Speelman, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies († 1684)
- 1651 » Carlo Gimach, Maltese architect, engineer and poet († 1730)
- 1705 » William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer († 1793)
- 1740 » Nicholas Pocock, English naval painter (d.1821)
- 1760 » Camille Desmoulins, French journalist and politician († 1794)
- 1769 » DeWitt Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 6th Governor of New York († 1828)
- 1770 » Louis-Gabriel Suchet, French general († 1826)
- 1779 » Joel Roberts Poinsett, American physician and politician, 15th United States Secretary of War († 1851)
- 1793 » Sam Houston, American soldier and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Texas († 1863)
- 1800 » Yevgeny Baratynsky, Russian-Italian poet and philosopher († 1844)
Died on March 2
- 1589 » Alessandro Farnese, Italian cardinal and diplomat (b. 1520)
- 1619 » Anne of Denmark, queen of Scotland (b. 1574)
- 1729 » Francesco Bianchini, Italian astronomer and philosopher (b. 1662)
- 1755 » Louis de Rouvroy, French duke and diplomat (b. 1675)
- 1791 » John Wesley, English cleric and theologian (b. 1703)
- 1793 » Carl Gustaf Pilo, Swedish-Danish painter and academic (b. 1711)
- 1797 » Horace Walpole, English historian and politician (b. 1717)
- 1829 » Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, Mexican revolutionary (b. ca. 1773)
- 1830 » Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, German physician, anatomist, and anthropologist (b. 1755)
- 1835 » Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1768)
Names that were popular for boys in 1697
Names that were popular for girls in 1697
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 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.
- December 2 » St Paul's Cathedral is consecrated in London.