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August 3, 1697Born on Sunday August 4, 1697
- Bastiaantje Pieters de Fonkert, Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriianus van Oirschot, Hilvarenbeek
- Ariaantje Teunisd van der Pligt, Mijnsheerenland, South Holland, Netherlands († 1698)
- Bastiaantje Pietersdr Fonkert, Strijen († 1766)
- Anna Bouckstaens, Houtvenne, Antwerpen, Belgie
- Arien Scheer, Polsbroek, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Anna Catharina Jan PALMS, Boechout,2530,Antwerpen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË
- Arien Arie Cornelisse SCHEER, Polsbroek,, Utrecht, Nederland
- Joannes Steenhoff, Griethausen († 1699)
- Anna Maasdam, ridderkerk (zuid holland)
Died on Sunday August 4, 1697
- Anna BROSIS (BROOS) (68), Tessenderlo, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie
- Carolus Heijvaert (21), St-Amands
- Pierre DEFOSSE, Stavelot, 63073, Liège, Belgique
- Maroie de LA HAYE, Blégny (Mortier),4670,Liège,Wallonie,BELGIQUE
- Carolus Heijvaert (21), St-Amands
- Hendrik van Sprang (5), Meeuwen, Nederland
- Neeltje Pieters
- Reijer Ruijgh, Huisduinen
- Cornelis Jansz (0), Heemskerk
- Willemijna Thierens (22), Delft
Born on August 4
- 1604 » François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French cleric and author († 1676)
- 1623 » Friedrich Casimir, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1641–1680) and Hanau-Münzenberg (1642–1680) († 1685)
- 1701 » Thomas Blackwell, Scottish historian and scholar († 1757)
- 1704 » Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans († 1752)
- 1719 » Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German mineralogist and geologist († 1767)
- 1721 » Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician, Lord President of the Council († 1803)
- 1755 » Nicolas-Jacques Conté, French soldier, painter, balloonist, and inventor († 1805)
- 1792 » Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet and playwright († 1822)
- 1805 » William Rowan Hamilton, Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician († 1865)
- 1821 » Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer, founded Louis Vuitton († 1892)
Died on August 4
- 1598 » William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, English academic and politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1520)
- 1612 » Hugh Broughton, English scholar and theologian (b. 1549)
- 1639 » Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Mexican actor and playwright (b. 1581)
- 1718 » René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, French-Canadian founder of Rimouski (b. 1656)
- 1727 » Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie, French general (b. 1647)
- 1741 » Andrew Hamilton, Scottish-American lawyer and politician (b. 1676)
- 1778 » Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial, Canadian-French politician, Governor General of New France (b. 1698)
- 1792 » John Burgoyne, English general and politician (b. 1723)
- 1795 » Timothy Ruggles, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1711)
- 1804 » Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, Scottish admiral (b. 1731)
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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 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.
- November 9 » Pope Innocent XII founds the city of Cervia.
- December 2 » St Paul's Cathedral is consecrated in London.