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July 27, 1697Born on Sunday July 28, 1697
- Chrijstijaan \ Christiaan \ Christiaen Celou \ Selou, Rotterdam († 1771)
- Catharina Heernisse, Borssele,ZL († 1736)
- Daniël Hendriksz LinDhout, Noordwijk († 1768)
- Altje Jacobs Brummelbos, NG Kerk Vollenhove
- Anna Mechthild Sterken
- Albertien Roelofs Nieuwenhuis, Ruinen († 1778)
- Belitje Jacobsd Mirakel, 's-Graveland, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Cent Pietersz. Huisman, Rockanje
- Catharina Heernisse ##, Borssele († 1736)
- Adam Gerritsz, Alkmaar
Died on Sunday July 28, 1697
- Joanna Smets, Sint-Gillis-Waas
- Pieter Jacobsz MOUTHAAN (1)
- John Newton (58), Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
- Elijsabeth Post van der, Delft, ZH, Nederland
- Pieter Mouthaan
- Laurens Balbian, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelis Cornelisz Bromer
- Joan Barr (60), Westmoreland, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
- Joan Barre (57), Wether House, Hawnby, Yorkshire, England
- Antonius Aerts, Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Born on July 28
- 1609 » Judith Leyster, Dutch painter († 1660)
- 1635 » Robert Hooke, English physicist and chemist († 1703)
- 1645 » Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, French princess († 1721)
- 1659 » Charles Ancillon, French jurist and diplomat († 1715)
- 1746 » Thomas Heyward, Jr., American judge and politician († 1809)
- 1750 » Fabre d'Églantine, French actor, playwright, and politician († 1794)
- 1783 » Friedrich Wilhelm von Bismarck, German army officer and writer († 1860)
- 1796 » Ignaz Bösendorfer, Austrian businessman, founded the Bösendorfer Company († 1859)
- 1804 » Ludwig Feuerbach, German anthropologist and philosopher († 1872)
- 1815 » Stefan Dunjov, Bulgarian colonel († 1889)
Died on July 28
- 1631 » Guillén de Castro y Bellvis, Spanish playwright (b. 1569)
- 1655 » Cyrano de Bergerac, French poet and playwright (b. 1619)
- 1667 » Abraham Cowley, English poet and author (b. 1618)
- 1675 » Bulstrode Whitelocke, English lawyer and politician (b. 1605)
- 1685 » Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington, English politician and diplomat, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1618)
- 1718 » Étienne Baluze, French scholar and academic (b. 1630)
- 1741 » Antonio Vivaldi, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1678)
- 1750 » Johann Sebastian Bach, German organist and composer (b. 1685)
- 1762 » George Dodington, 1st Baron Melcombe, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Somerset (b. 1691)
- 1794 » Maximilien Robespierre, French lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the Committee of Public Safety (b. 1758)
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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 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 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.