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April 10, 1697Died on Thursday April 11, 1697
- Cristobal Baca (62), Guadalupe, Del Paso, New Mexico, United States
- Gerrit Groenink, Barlo, Gelderland, Nederland
- Thiry de XHENEMONT d'AGOFOSSE (74), Jupille, Liège, Wallonie, BELGIQUE
- Jantjen HILLEBRANDTS (37), Eenrum, De Marne, Groningen, Nederland
- Michael Van Nuffel (71), Herdersem
- Vincentius Blomme (71), Ursel,, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Lysbeth Pieterse Smaling (0), Woerden
- Cornelis BASTIAENSEN, Ravels,2381,Antwerpen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË
- Johanna Cristina Laux (1)
- Evert REENJES (1), Eenrum, De Marne, Groningen, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 11, 1697 at Delpher
Born on April 11
- 1644 » Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours, Duchess of Savoy († 1724)
- 1658 » James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton, Scottish peer († 1712)
- 1683 » Jean-Joseph Mouret, French composer and conductor († 1738)
- 1715 » John Alcock, English organist and composer († 1806)
- 1721 » David Zeisberger, Czech-American clergyman and missionary († 1808)
- 1722 » Christopher Smart, English actor, playwright, and poet († 1771)
- 1749 » Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, French miniaturist and portrait painter († 1803)
- 1755 » James Parkinson, English surgeon, geologist, and paleontologist († 1824)
- 1770 » George Canning, Irish-English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1827)
- 1794 » Edward Everett, English-American educator and politician, 15th Governor of Massachusetts († 1865)
Died on April 11
- 1554 » Thomas Wyatt the Younger, English rebel leader (b. 1521)
- 1587 » Thomas Bromley, English lord chancellor (b. 1530)
- 1609 » John Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley, English noble (b. 1533)
- 1612 » Edward Wightman, English minister and martyr (b. 1566)
- 1612 » Emanuel van Meteren, Flemish historian and author (b. 1535)
- 1626 » Marino Ghetaldi, Ragusan mathematician and physicist (b. 1568)
- 1712 » Richard Simon, French priest and critic (b. 1638)
- 1723 » John Robinson, English bishop and diplomat (b. 1650)
- 1783 » Nikita Ivanovich Panin, Polish-Russian politician, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1718)
- 1798 » Karl Wilhelm Ramler, German poet and academic (b. 1725)
Names that were popular for boys in 1697
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Jean
- Gerrit
- Jansz
- Jacobus
- Van
- Joseph
- Johann
Names that were popular for girls in 1697
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Jans
- Johanna
- Anne
- Grietje
- Van
- Elizabeth
- Jannetje
- Catherine
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.
- 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.