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July 2, 1697Born on Wednesday July 3, 1697
- Agnès Françoise NOEL, Ciplet, 4260, Liège, Belgique († 1734)
- Gommarus Praets, Oevel (2260, Antwerpen) († 1724)
- Maria Agnes Ver Huell, Doetinchem, Gelderland, Nederland († 1744)
- Lourens OLDENBURG, Dordrecht
- Jantjen Advocaat, Enkhuizen,Gemeente Enkhuizen,North Holland,Netherlands
- Jacoba Willems Wisse, Grijpskerke († 1771)
- jan gerritsen romeijn, Slijk-Ewijk († 1736)
- Hans, Jakob Pfefferle († 1736)
- Anna De Herde, Kontich, 2550, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Gommarus PRAETS, Oevel († 1724)
Died on Wednesday July 3, 1697
- Maertje Ariens (Arijens) Mostert (65), Zouteveen
- Maertje Arijsdr Mostert (57), Zouteveen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Elizabeth Pascoe (32)
- Abraham Gideon Abudiente (84), Jewish Burial Ground, Barbados
- Maria RUTTEN (48), Hoogblokland
- Johannes Heijmen, Leeuwarden
- Quintaine Pierre Rambeau (24)
- Maartje Ariens Mostert, Zouteveen
- Dorothea Valk, Amsterdam
- Maertje Mostert (57), Zouteveen, Nederland
Born on July 3
- 1550 » Jacobus Gallus, Slovenian composer († 1591)
- 1569 » Thomas Richardson, English politician and judge († 1635)
- 1683 » Edward Young, English poet, dramatist and literary critic (Night-Thoughts) († 1765)
- 1685 » Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, English field marshal and politician († 1768)
- 1728 » Robert Adam, Scottish-English architect, designed Culzean Castle († 1792)
- 1738 » John Singleton Copley, American painter († 1815)
- 1778 » Carl Ludvig Engel, German architect († 1840)
- 1789 » Johann Friedrich Overbeck, German-Italian painter and engraver († 1869)
- 1814 » Ferdinand Didrichsen, Danish botanist and physicist († 1887)
- 1823 » Ahmed Vefik Pasha, Greek-Ottoman statesman, diplomat, playwright, and translator († 1891)
Died on July 3
- 1570 » Aonio Paleario, Italian academic and reformer (b. 1500)
- 1642 » Marie de' Medici, French queen consort and regent (b. 1573)
- 1672 » Francis Willughby, English ornithologist and ichthyologist (b. 1635)
- 1749 » William Jones, Welsh-English mathematician and academic (b. 1675)
- 1790 » Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French geologist and mineralogist (b. 1736)
- 1795 » Antonio de Ulloa, Spanish general, astronomer, and politician, 1st Colonial Governor of Louisiana (b. 1716)
- 1795 » Louis-Georges de Bréquigny, French scholar and author (b. 1714)
- 1809 » Joseph Quesnel, French-Canadian composer and playwright (b. 1746)
- 1863 » George Hull Ward, American general (b. 1826)
- 1863 » Little Crow, American tribal leader (b. 1810)
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.
- 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 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.
- December 2 » St Paul's Cathedral is consecrated in London.