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October 1698Born on Wednesday October 1, 1698
- Cecilia Caracciolo († 1764)
- Maria Josepha von Harstall
- Bartholomé FRÉDÉRICK, Liège,4000,Liège,Wallonie,BELGIQUE
- Jacobje Hendriks van Scherpenzeel, Woudenberg
- Bernd Heinrich KLATTE, Diepholz, Grafschaft Diepholz, Niedersachsen, Germany († 1758)
- Anna Gerardi van der MEULEN, Heeswijk,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Hilletje Goudswaard, Rotterdam
- Josephus Verbiest, Olen († 1760)
- Maria Buijs, Amsterdam
- Cornelia Gijsbers Bouter, Soest, Utrecht, Nederland
Died on Wednesday October 1, 1698
- Christian v.Dänemark (1), Kopenhagen
- Johanna Maria von Lützerode
- Christiaan van Oldenburg Prins van Denemarken (1)
- Christiaan van OLDENBURG-VAN DENEMARKEN (1)
- Jenneke
- Gerrit Koks, Meddo, Gelderland, Nederland
- Frans van Campen (41), Leiderdorp
- Christian OLDENBURG (1)
- Joanna Van Overstraeten (64), Sint-Martens-Lennik
- Redwina Luitjes, Grootebroek, Noord Holland, Netherlands
Born on October 1
- 1671 » Luigi Guido Grandi, Italian monk, mathematician, and engineer († 1742)
- 1685 » Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor († 1740)
- 1691 » Arthur Onslow, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons († 1768)
- 1712 » William Shippen, American physician and politician († 1801)
- 1719 » John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley, British parliamentarian († 1781)
- 1724 » Giovanni Battista Cirri, Italian cellist and composer († 1808)
- 1729 » Anton Cajetan Adlgasser, German organist and composer († 1777)
- 1730 » Richard Stockton, American lawyer, jurist, and politician († 1781)
- 1760 » William Thomas Beckford, English author and politician († 1844)
- 1762 » Anton Bernolák, Slovak priest and linguist († 1813)
Died on October 1
- 1578 » John of Austria (b. 1547)
- 1588 » Edward James, English priest and martyr (b. 1557)
- 1602 » Hernando de Cabezón, Spanish organist and composer (b. 1541)
- 1609 » Giammateo Asola, Italian priest and composer (b. 1532)
- 1652 » Jan Asselijn, Dutch painter († 1610)
- 1684 » Pierre Corneille, French playwright (b. 1606)
- 1693 » Pedro Abarca, Spanish theologian and academic (b. 1619)
- 1708 » John Blow, English organist and composer (b. 1649)
- 1768 » Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician and academic (b. 1687)
- 1788 » William Brodie, Scottish businessman and politician (b. 1741)
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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.