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Born on Friday August 30, 1697
- Joannes Embrechts, Vosselaar, Antwerpen, België
- Henricus (Burtels) Beutels, Scherpenheuvel († 1738)
- Anna Arijsdr Rijke, dubbeldam (zuid holland) († 1737)
- Hendrika Cornelissen Gerrits, Nijmegen
- Johanna Ariensd Rijken, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1737)
- Johanna (Anna) Rijken (Rijke), Dordrecht († 1737)
- Amelberga Steenssens, Nieuwkerken Waas (B)
- Amelberghe Steenssens
- Joannes Embrechts, Vosselaar
- Jeanne Therese Noullet, Comines, 59 (F) († 1733)
Died on Friday August 30, 1697
- Claude GARNIER (65), Burcin,38690,Isère,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE
- Johann Michael Schuch (40), Riegenroth
- Dammis Pietersz van Egmond│RK, Nieuwewetering
- Anna Claesdr van Leeuwen (69), Alphen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Johanna Arijsd RIJCKEN (1)
- Dammas Pietersz van EGMOND (46), Nieuwe Wetering,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Johanna Arijensd Rijcken (1), Dordrecht, zh.nld
- Willem Pietersz. Pieterszn van Egmond (67), Kaag en Braassem, Nieuwe Wetering
- Joannes BOTTHY, Eigenbilzen,Provincie Limburg,Flanders,Belgi
- Mathieu Cornil (61), Ransart, Hainaut, Belgique
Born on August 30
- 1609 » Artus Quellinus the Elder, Flemish sculptor († 1668)
- 1609 » Sir Alexander Carew, 2nd Baronet, English politician († 1644)
- 1627 » Itō Jinsai, Japanese philosopher († 1705)
- 1716 » Capability Brown, British landscape architect († 1783)
- 1720 » Samuel Whitbread, English brewer and politician, founded Whitbread († 1796)
- 1748 » Jacques-Louis David, French painter and illustrator († 1825)
- 1768 » Joseph Dennie, American author and journalist († 1812)
- 1797 » Mary Shelley, English novelist and playwright († 1851)
- 1812 » Agoston Haraszthy, Hungarian-American businessman, founded Buena Vista Winery († 1869)
- 1818 » Alexander H. Rice, American businessman and politician, 30th Governor of Massachusetts († 1895)
Died on August 30
- 1500 » Victor, Duke of Münsterberg and Opava, Count of Glatz (b. 1443)
- 1580 » Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (b. 1528)
- 1604 » John Juvenal Ancina, Italian Oratorian and bishop (b. 1545)
- 1619 » Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1535)
- 1621 » Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī, co-founder of Isfahan School of Islamic Philosophy (b. 1547)
- 1751 » Christopher Polhem, Swedish physicist and engineer (b. 1661)
- 1773 » Peshwa Narayan Rao, Prime Minister of Maratha Empire (b. 1755, assassinated)
- 1856 » Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, English lawyer and author (b. 1811)
- 1879 » John Bell Hood, American general (b. 1831)
- 1886 » Ferris Jacobs, Jr., American general and politician (b. 1836)
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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
- 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.
- November 9 » Pope Innocent XII founds the city of Cervia.
- December 2 » St Paul's Cathedral is consecrated in London.