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May 1697Born on Wednesday May 1, 1697
- Henricus Francken, Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Nl
- Esther Belding, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States († 1714)
- George LENNOX
- Anna van den Wijngaert, Beerzel († 1717)
- Adriaen Eeckhout, Temse († 1731)
- Anna Vohwinkel, Düsseldorf, Kalkum, Rheinland, Deutschland
- Jaapje de Jong, Geervliet
- Guilelmus Jacobus Holsbour, Stein, Limburg, Nederland († 1769)
- Henricus Tuis, Azewijn / NL († 1781)
- Hervé Jacques, Plougastel, Bretagne (Région), France
Died on Wednesday May 1, 1697
- Johanna Bertrom Peeter Adriaen Maes
- Esther LAWRENCE (45), Newark, Essex, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten
- Barbara Janssen (Oestenburg) WOESTENBORCH (30), Roosendaal,4700,Noord-Brabant,Bergen op Zoom,NEDERLAND
- Maria Verdonck (84), Anzegem BE
- Martinus Jacobs (2), Hombeek
- Jean DUTERTRE (48), Petit-Mars, 44122, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
- Laurentius Valck (12)
- Ana Maria Anaya Almazan (70), Santa Fe, Distribution of Livestock and Supplies
- Pieter Jansen Emmichhoven (44)
- Teuntje Abrahamse (39), Sint Annaland,Gemeente Tholen,Zeeland,Netherlands
Born on May 1
- 1591 » Johann Adam Schall von Bell, German missionary and astronomer († 1666)
- 1594 » John Haynes, English-American politician, 1st Governor of the Colony of Connecticut († 1653)
- 1602 » William Lilly, English astrologer († 1681)
- 1672 » Joseph Addison, English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician († 1719)
- 1730 » Joshua Rowley, English admiral († 1790)
- 1735 » Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen, Dutch admiral and philanthropist († 1819)
- 1751 » Judith Sargent Murray, American poet and playwright († 1820)
- 1764 » Benjamin Henry Latrobe, English-American architect, designed the United States Capitol († 1820)
- 1769 » Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Irish-English field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1852)
- 1783 » Phoebe Hinsdale Brown, American hymnwriter († 1861)
Died on May 1
- 1539 » Isabella of Portugal (b. 1503)
- 1555 » Pope Marcellus II (b. 1501)
- 1572 » Pope Pius V (b. 1504)
- 1668 » Frans Luycx, Flemish painter (b. 1604)
- 1730 » François de Troy, French painter and engraver (b. 1645)
- 1731 » Johann Ludwig Bach, German violinist and composer (b. 1677)
- 1738 » Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, English politician, First Lord of the Treasury (b. 1669)
- 1772 » Gottfried Achenwall, Polish-German historian, economist, and jurist (b. 1719)
- 1813 » Jean-Baptiste Bessières, French general (b. 1768)
- 1838 » Antoine Louis Dugès, French obstetrician and naturalist (b. 1797)
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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 20 » The Treaty of Ryswick is signed by France, England, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic, ending the Nine Years' War.
- December 2 » St Paul's Cathedral is consecrated in London.