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Born on Thursday December 25, 1698
- Aren Karslander, Dirksland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Flad, Undingen, Wuerttenberg, Germany
- Anna Leenckes, Tegelen
- Aartje Pietersdr. Nout, Zuidland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1779)
- "Leendert" Gijsbertsz Both, Vlaardingen († 1787)
- Antje Minnes, Tzum, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Aren Teuniszn Kaslander, Dirksland
- Aartje Pieters, Zuidland
- Berber Janse de Pee, Hendrik Ido Ambacht, Nederland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1760)
- Aartje Pieters Noute, Zuidland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1779)
Died on Thursday December 25, 1698
- jacomijntje coenen BOSMAN (30), puttershoek
- Barbe Béatrice Alix (80), Haut-du-Them-Château-Lambert, 70283, Haute Saône, Franche-Comté, France
- Catharina Heijndricksdr Dorreboom
- Mechteld Jans (53), Ingen,, Gelderland, Nederland
- Roelandus De Beuckelaer,De Beuckeleers (57), Oelegem
- Etienne LAMY, Véron, 89510, France
- Jacques SARRA-BOURNET (0), Châbons,38690,Isère,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE
- Impje Joosten (0)
- Marie BOCQUILLARD (46), Challans, 85300, France
- Gerardus Reuvers (4), Driel
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 25, 1698 at Delpher
Born on December 25
- 1652 » Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician, anatomist, and scholar († 1713)
- 1665 » Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish-English poet and songwriter († 1746)
- 1674 » Thomas Halyburton, Scottish minister and theologian († 1712)
- 1686 » Giovanni Battista Somis, Italian violinist and composer († 1763)
- 1700 » Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau († 1758)
- 1711 » Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, French violinist and composer († 1772)
- 1716 » Johann Jakob Reiske, German physician and scholar († 1774)
- 1717 » Pope Pius VI († 1799)
- 1728 » Johann Adam Hiller, German composer and conductor († 1804)
- 1730 » Philip Mazzei, Italian-American physician and philosopher († 1816)
Died on December 25
- 1634 » Lettice Knollys, English noblewoman (b. 1540)
- 1635 » Samuel de Champlain, French soldier, geographer, and explorer (b. 1567)
- 1676 » Matthew Hale, English lawyer and jurist, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (b. 1609)
- 1676 » William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire (b. 1592)
- 1683 » Kara Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman general and politician, 111th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1634)
- 1730 » Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine, Scottish peer and general (b. 1676)
- 1758 » James Hervey, English priest and author (b. 1714)
- 1784 » Yosa Buson, Japanese poet and painter (b. 1716)
- 1796 » Velu Nachiyar, Queen of Sivagangai (b. 1730)
- 1824 » Barbara von Krüdener, German mystic and author (b. 1764)
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Names that were popular for girls in 1698
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.