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May 15, 1697Born on Thursday May 16, 1697
- Cornelia Michielse Brand, Neuzen († 1752)
- Dirk Tijssen hoes│Goes, Albany/NY
- Berentien Smeyers, Rijssen
- Cornelis van Rijn, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Joanna Van Steenberghe, Sint-Antelinks, Oost-Vlaanderen, Graafschap Vlaanderen († 1774)
- Cornelia van Eijck, Rotterdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Benjamin Dubois, New Pfaltz, New York, Verenigde Staten († 1767)
- Anna Catharina Abts, Rumst, 2840, Antwerpen, Belgium († 1748)
- Antonius Smits, Goirle
- Cijrus Josephsz, Giessen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Thursday May 16, 1697
- Sebastianus van Heck, Herpen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Jeanne Auclair (37), Chavin, 36048, France
- Maria Claesdr. van Egmond (0), Alkemade-Oud Ade
- Florus Beullens (43), Sint-Katelijne-Waver (B)
- Cathryna Streuli (Streuwli) (8)
- Gertrudis Corsten (24), Sint Odilienberg
- IJsaack Steur, Zaamslag
- Phillip Abney (74), Leicestershire, UK
- Gijsbert van Eijl (70), Vlijmen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Jannigje Teunis, Ouderkerk aan de IJssel
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 16, 1697 at Delpher
Born on May 16
- 1606 » John Bulwer, British doctor († 1656)
- 1611 » Pope Innocent XI († 1689)
- 1641 » Dudley North, English economist and politician († 1691)
- 1710 » William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician, Lord Steward of the Household († 1782)
- 1718 » Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician and philosopher († 1799)
- 1763 » Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, French pharmacist and chemist († 1829)
- 1788 » Friedrich Rückert, German poet and translator († 1866)
- 1801 » William H. Seward, American lawyer and politician, 24th United States Secretary of State († 1872)
- 1804 » Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, American educator who founded the first U.S. kindergarten († 1894)
- 1819 » Johann Voldemar Jannsen, Estonian journalist and poet († 1890)
Died on May 16
- 1620 » William Adams, English sailor and navigator (b. 1564)
- 1657 » Andrew Bobola, Polish missionary and martyr (b. 1591)
- 1667 » Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1607)
- 1669 » Pietro da Cortona, Italian painter and architect, designed the Santi Luca e Martina (b. 1596)
- 1691 » Jacob Leisler, German-American politician, 8th Colonial Governor of New York (b. 1640)
- 1696 » Mariana of Austria, Queen consort of Spain (b. 1634)
- 1703 » Charles Perrault, French author and academic (b. 1628)
- 1778 » Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1718)
- 1790 » Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire (b. 1720)
- 1818 » Matthew Lewis, English author and playwright (b. 1775)
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
- 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.
- November 9 » Pope Innocent XII founds the city of Cervia.
- December 2 » St Paul's Cathedral is consecrated in London.