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April 29, 1697Born on Tuesday April 30, 1697
- Anders Pijtters, Wijckel, Gaasterland, Fr, Nederland
- Balduinus van Wolffelaar, Nieuwkerken-Waas, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1784)
- Alida Rosier, Leeuwarden
- Elisabeth Peirels, Temse († 1713)
- Catharina Jongen, Heerlen,, Limburg, Nederland
- Henri Jean LECLERQ, Esneux,4130,Luik,Wallonië,BELGIË († 1751)
- Adelheid Greve, Recke, Westfalen
- Jenneke Gerrits ten Cate, Deventer († 1729)
- Arnoldus Voets, Overpelt († 1744)
- Elizabeth Melhuish, Crediton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Died on Tuesday April 30, 1697
- Cornelis Hendrikszn Vlot (73), Gijbeland, South Holland, Netherlands
- Jacob Rodenburg (46), Naaldwijk
- Cornelis Hendriks Vlot (de grote Vlot) (de Groote) (Vloth) (73), Meerkerk
- Jacob Arijsz RODENBURGH (46), Naaldwijk
- Johann Georg Schnee (0), Hasselbach, Oberlahnkrels, Hesse-Nassau, Deutschland
- Cornelis Hendrickz Vlot (de groote) (73), Meerkerk
- Cornelis Hendricksz(grootte) Vlot (73), Gijbeland
- Cornelis De Grote Hendricksz Vlot (73), Meerkerk, zh.nld
- cornelis VLOT (73), meerkerk
- Cornelis de Groote Hendricksz Vlot (73), Meerkerk
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 30, 1697 at Delpher
Born on April 30
- 1623 » François de Laval, French-Canadian bishop and saint († 1708)
- 1651 » Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, French priest and saint († 1719)
- 1662 » Mary II of England († 1694)
- 1664 » François Louis, Prince of Conti († 1709)
- 1710 » Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general († 1795)
- 1723 » Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French zoologist and philosopher († 1806)
- 1758 » Emmanuel Vitale, Maltese commander and politician († 1802)
- 1770 » David Thompson, English-Canadian cartographer and explorer († 1857)
- 1777 » Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician and physicist († 1855)
- 1803 » Albrecht von Roon, Prussian soldier and politician, 10th Minister President of Prussia († 1879)
Died on April 30
- 1632 » Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly, Bavarian general (b. 1559)
- 1632 » Sigismund III Vasa, Swedish-Polish son of John III of Sweden (b. 1566)
- 1637 » Niwa Nagashige, Japanese daimyō (b. 1571)
- 1655 » Eustache Le Sueur, French painter (b. 1617)
- 1660 » Petrus Scriverius, Dutch historian and scholar (b. 1576)
- 1672 » Marie of the Incarnation, French-Canadian nun and saint, founded the Ursulines of Quebec (b. 1599)
- 1696 » Robert Plot, English chemist and academic (b. 1640)
- 1712 » Philipp van Limborch, Dutch theologian and author (b. 1633)
- 1736 » Johann Albert Fabricius, German scholar and author (b. 1668)
- 1758 » François d'Agincourt, French organist and composer (b. 1684)
Names that were popular for boys in 1697
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Johann
- John
- Dirk
- Thomas
Names that were popular for girls in 1697
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Johanna
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Jannetje
- Anne
- Trijntje
- Mary
- Maartje
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 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.