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June 6, 1697Born on Friday June 7, 1697
- Barbara De Laet, Boechout, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
- Cornelis Claris, Wouw († 1721)
- Cornelis TASELAAR, Numansdorp
- Cornelis SPENDEL, Oudewater
- marie reine HANON, Havré (Belgium) Hainaut
- Joannes Machiels
- Maria Allard, Cadzand (ZE NL)
- Johannes Reiner Peter Kaiser, Düsseldorf, Stadt, Rheinland, Deutschland († 1746)
- Cornelia Ariens Vermeij, Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Joseph Mousseau, Québec, Quebec, Canada († 1788)
Died on Friday June 7, 1697
- Vincent (Cent) Isaacksz. van Schelven (57), Dordrecht
- Jacomijntje Cornelisd Botermaten (32)
- Timothy Thrall (Gunn) I of Windsor, CT (55), Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
- Wolf Adam von Creutz (67)
- Hantie Crijns, Niekerk (Oldekerk)
- Marrigje Ariens Eijkelenboom (37), Giessen Nieuwkerk
- Alexander Kennedy (58), Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, Scotland
- Marten Schluter (73), Vreschen-Bokel, Apen, Ammerland, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Cent van Schelven (57), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelis Teeuwe Doolaert (1), Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Born on June 7
- 1687 » Gaetano Berenstadt, Italian actor and singer († 1734)
- 1702 » Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden († 1761)
- 1757 » Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire († 1806)
- 1761 » John Rennie the Elder, Scottish engineer († 1821)
- 1770 » Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1828)
- 1778 » Beau Brummell, English cricketer and fashion designer († 1840)
- 1811 » James Young Simpson, Scottish obstetrician († 1870)
- 1831 » Amelia Edwards, English journalist and author († 1892)
- 1837 » Alois Hitler, Austrian civil servant († 1903)
- 1840 » Carlota of Mexico († 1927)
Died on June 7
- 1594 » Rodrigo Lopez, physician of Queen Elizabeth (b. 1525)
- 1618 » Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1577)
- 1660 » George II Rákóczi, Prince of Transylvania (b. 1621)
- 1711 » Henry Dodwell, Irish scholar and theologian (b. 1641)
- 1779 » William Warburton, English bishop and critic (b. 1698)
- 1792 » Benjamin Tupper, American general and surveyor (b. 1738)
- 1810 » Luigi Schiavonetti, Italian engraver and etcher (b. 1765)
- 1826 » Joseph von Fraunhofer, German optician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1787)
- 1840 » Frederick William III of Prussia (b. 1770)
- 1843 » Friedrich Hölderlin, German lyric poet (b. 1770)
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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 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.
- December 2 » St Paul's Cathedral is consecrated in London.