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May 18, 1697Born on Sunday May 19, 1697
- Barbara Geyskens, Langdorp, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgie
- Geertje Speelman, Den Helder († 1736)
- Henrina Smit, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1739)
- Derk Geerts Naaijer, Veendam, Groningen, Nederland
- Albert Lodewijck Meijer, Culemborg
- Dina Maria van Riebeeck, Batavia (Java) (Indonesie) († 1725)
- Dina Maria van Riebeeck, Batavia, Jakarta, Indonesië († 1725)
- Antje Mouwerings Lindenburg, Oudshoorn († 1760)
- Dina Maria van Riebeeck, Batavia († 1725)
- Hendrik Rochus Ackermans, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Sunday May 19, 1697
- Wilcko Elses (57), Nieuw-Beerta, Groningen, Nederland
- Godefridus (Goort) BEX (1), Helmond (NL/NB)
- Maria Ame(d)t, Delft, Gemeente Delft
- Maria Cornelis Jacob van Bedaf (41)
- Maertie Arjens (5), Vrouwenparochie, Het Bildt, Friesland, Nederland
- Elisabeth Borms (53), Kemzeke
- Jan Parmentier (37)
- Arie Cornelisz Van Der GIESSEN (2)
- Joannes Nonneman (42), Kemzeke
- Nicolas Fraikin (15), Bassenge,Wallonie, BELGIQUE
Born on May 19
- 1593 » Claude Vignon, French painter († 1670)
- 1616 » Johann Jakob Froberger, German organist and composer († 1667)
- 1639 » Charles Weston, 3rd Earl of Portland, English soldier and noble († 1665)
- 1700 » José de Escandón, 1st Count of Sierra Gorda, Spanish sergeant and politician († 1770)
- 1724 » Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, English admiral and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland († 1779)
- 1744 » Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, German-born Queen to George III of the United Kingdom († 1818)
- 1762 » Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher and academic († 1814)
- 1773 » Arthur Aikin, English chemist and mineralogist († 1854)
- 1795 » Johns Hopkins, American businessman and philanthropist († 1873)
- 1827 » Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour, French academic and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs († 1896)
Died on May 19
- 1601 » Costanzo Porta, Italian composer (b. 1528)
- 1609 » García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete (b. 1535)
- 1610 » Thomas Sanchez, Spanish priest and theologian (b. 1550)
- 1623 » Mariam-uz-Zamani, Empress of the Mughal Empire (b. 1542)
- 1637 » Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (b. 1588)
- 1715 » Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, English poet and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1661)
- 1786 » John Stanley, English organist and composer (b. 1712)
- 1795 » James Boswell, Scottish biographer (b. 1740)
- 1795 » Josiah Bartlett, American physician and politician, 4th Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1729)
- 1798 » William Byron, 5th Baron Byron, English lieutenant and politician (b. 1722)
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
- Mary
- Trijntje
- 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.
- 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.