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June 17, 1698Born on Wednesday June 18, 1698
- Albregt Louwe Raaphorst, Wateringen
- Charlotte van Rosen Vrouwe van Klein-Roop († 1782)
- Aaltje Ariens Man alias Dekker(s) († 1777)
- Arien van der STEEN, Dordrecht
- Aaltje Ariens Man (Dekkers) († 1777)
- Antoinette PATOUILLET, Binges, 21076, Côte d'Or, Bourgogne
- Albertus Raaphorst, Wateringen, ZH, Nederland († 1751)
- Friederika Christina Hörschelmann, Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany
- Carolus franciscus Gooris, Perk
- Anna Regina Schmiedt, Horní Slavkov, 357 31, Repubblica Ceca († 1770)
Died on Wednesday June 18, 1698
- Neeltje Ariens Verstappen, Dordrecht
- Jaepje Leenderts Van ROON (1), 's-Gravendeel
- Franciscus de Lille (70), Maldegem (B)
- Franciscus De Lille, Maldegem
- James Sweet (76), Kingston, Rhode Island, Verenigde Staten
- Antonia Andries (71), Bornem (Antwerpen, België)
- Suzanne Galarneau (13), Montreal, Montréal (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, Canada
- Christina Cornelis Houtman, Gouda
- Bastiaen Pleunen BARENDRECHT, Pendrecht
- Lydia Lincoln (13)
Born on June 18
- 1667 » Ivan Trubetskoy, Russian field marshal († 1750)
- 1673 » Antonio de Literes, Spanish composer († 1747)
- 1677 » Antonio Maria Bononcini, Italian cellist and composer († 1726)
- 1716 » Joseph-Marie Vien, French painter and educator († 1809)
- 1717 » Johann Stamitz, Czech violinist and composer († 1757)
- 1757 » Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentinian lawyer and politician 1st Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata († 1833)
- 1757 » Ignaz Pleyel, Austrian-French pianist and composer († 1831)
- 1769 » Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Irish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs († 1822)
- 1799 » William Lassell, English astronomer and merchant († 1880)
- 1812 » Ivan Goncharov, Russian journalist and author († 1891)
Died on June 18
- 1629 » Piet Pieterszoon Hein, Dutch admiral (b. 1577)
- 1650 » Christoph Scheiner, German priest, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1575)
- 1673 » Jeanne Mance, French-Canadian nurse, founded the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal (b. 1606)
- 1704 » Tom Brown, English author and translator (b. 1662)
- 1726 » Michel Richard Delalande, French organist and composer (b. 1657)
- 1742 » John Aislabie, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1670)
- 1749 » Ambrose Philips, English poet and politician (b. 1674)
- 1772 » Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian physician and reformer (b. 1700)
- 1772 » Johann Ulrich von Cramer, German jurist and scholar (b. 1706)
- 1788 » Adam Gib, Scottish religious leader (b. 1714)
Names that were popular for boys in 1698
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Willem
- Jean
- John
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Johann
- Thomas
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1698
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Johanna
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Anne
- Jannetje
- Grietje
- Aaltje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1698
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- July 2 » Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine.
- September 5 » In an effort to Westernize his nobility, Tsar Peter I of Russia imposes a tax on beards for all men except the clergy and peasantry.