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May 16, 1697Born on Friday May 17, 1697
- Christiane Frederike van Saksen-Meissen, Spremberg († 1722)
- Joannes Gerardus Andreas van der BURGT, Boekel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Johannes Gerardus Andreas van der Borcht, Boekel,Noord-Brabant,Nederland († 1738)
- Adrianus ANSEMS, Tilburg,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1759)
- Cornelius Elincx ( Elinck ), Vrasene
- Christiane Friederike von Sachsen-Merseburg, Spremberg, Kamenz, Sachsen, Deutschland († 1722)
- Anna Maria Brijs, Temse († 1748)
- Joannes Gerardus van der BURGT, Boekel, 3344, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1738)
- Cornelius Bessems, Cadier en Keer, Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands
- Catharina Francesca van Milliet de Faverges-Challes, Chambéry, Rhône-Alpes († 1777)
Died on Friday May 17, 1697
- Tjerk Tjaards (Tarquinius Poppinga) Poppinga (53), Huizum (Fr, Nl)
- Gillis Huijbregtsz Van HOOCHEM (6)
- Samuel BISSELL (61), Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- Lambert Jeremiasz BACKER (2)
- Johannes Hermans (55)
- Marie LEBREDONCHEL, ( Bricquebec, 50260, Manche, Basse-Normandie, FRANCE
- Tarquinius Tjerk Poppinga (53), Huizum
- George Adolphus Spivey (67), New Kent, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
- Tjerk Tjaards Tarquinus Poppinga (53), Huizum
- Maria Catharina van Sternenfels (68), Matzenbach, Baden-Württemberg
Born on May 17
- 1628 » Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria († 1662)
- 1636 » Edward Colman, English Catholic courtier under Charles II († 1678)
- 1682 » Bartholomew Roberts, Welsh pirate († 1722)
- 1698 » Gio Nicola Buhagiar, Maltese painter († 1752)
- 1706 » Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian († 1780)
- 1718 » Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English politician and diplomat, Secretary of State for the Southern Department († 1778)
- 1732 » Francesco Pasquale Ricci, Italian violinist and composer († 1817)
- 1743 » Seth Warner, American colonel († 1784)
- 1749 » Edward Jenner, English physician and microbiologist († 1823)
- 1758 » Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet, English politician († 1839)
Died on May 17
- 1606 » False Dmitriy I, pretender to the Russian throne (b. 1582)
- 1607 » Anna d'Este, French princess (b. 1531)
- 1626 » Joan Pau Pujol, Catalan organist and composer (b. 1570)
- 1643 » Giovanni Picchi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1571)
- 1727 » Catherine I of Russia (b. 1684)
- 1729 » Samuel Clarke, English clergyman and philosopher (b. 1675)
- 1765 » Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (b. 1713)
- 1797 » Michel-Jean Sedaine, French playwright and composer (b. 1719)
- 1801 » William Heberden, English physician and scholar (b. 1710)
- 1807 » John Gunby, American general (b. 1745)
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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)
- 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.
- December 2 » St Paul's Cathedral is consecrated in London.