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Born on Thursday February 6, 1698
- Barend Harteveld, Leiden
- Antie Hummelen, Bakkeveen, Nederland
- Andreas Piersma, Leeuwarden, Fr, Nederland
- Catrijn Kock, Beek († 1756)
- Annichje van Achterberg, Utrecht
- Cornelis Middagh, Hei-en Boeicop
- Arnoldus Wackers, Maasbracht († 1781)
- Ariaentje Jansdr. Quint, Giessen-Nieuwkerk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anke Sappes, Grijpskerk, Groningen, Nederland
- Aaltje van der Pol, Rheden († 1748)
Died on Thursday February 6, 1698
- Dobbelaer (59), Koudekerke, Zeeland, Nederland
- Ariaen Minnes (52)
- Heinrich TYDT (0)
- Niesge Ariens RUIJTENBURG (0), Maassluis
- Ida Christine Agaard, Kopenhagen
- Teunis Weeninck
- Nicholas Paige (64), East Allington, Devon, England
- Joannes Borremans, Oudenaken
- Catelijne van Royen (64), Bazel
- Petrus Boel (46), Hamme
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 6, 1698 at Delpher
Born on February 6
- 1649 » Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp, German noblewoman († 1728)
- 1664 » Mustafa II, Ottoman sultan († 1703)
- 1665 » Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland († 1714)
- 1695 » Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss-Russian mathematician and theorist († 1726)
- 1719 » Alberto Pullicino, Maltese painter († 1759)
- 1726 » Patrick Russell, Scottish surgeon and zoologist († 1805)
- 1732 » Charles Lee, English-American general († 1782)
- 1736 » Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, German-Austrian sculptor († 1783)
- 1744 » Pierre-Joseph Desault, French anatomist and surgeon († 1795)
- 1748 » Adam Weishaupt, German philosopher and academic, founded the Illuminati († 1830)
Died on February 6
- 1597 » Franciscus Patricius, Italian philosopher and scientist (b. 1529)
- 1612 » Christopher Clavius, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1538)
- 1617 » Prospero Alpini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1553)
- 1625 » Philipp Julius, Duke of Pomerania (b. 1584)
- 1685 » Charles II of England (b. 1630)
- 1695 » Ahmed II, Ottoman sultan (b. 1643)
- 1740 » Pope Clement XII (b. 1652)
- 1775 » William Dowdeswell, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1721)
- 1783 » Capability Brown, English gardener and architect (b. 1716)
- 1793 » Carlo Goldoni, Italian-French playwright (b. 1707)
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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.