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April 13, 1698Born on Monday April 14, 1698
- Anna Eeckelaers, Niel, 2845, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Elisabeth Peeters, Vissenaken, Tienen, Vlaams-Brabant, België († 1763)
- Elizabeth Paddock, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts († 1772)
- Elisabeth PETERKEN, HENRI-CHAPELLE, Liège, Belgique († 1730)
- Arie Wijnsz Kamp, dussen (noord brabant)
- arie wijnen kamp, dussen (noord brabant)
- Joannes Brueren, Chaam
- François TIMMERMANS, Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, België
- Henrica SLEDSEN, Veldhoven, 4305, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1749)
- Gerardus Wilhelmus Rutgersz Noot, Tiel († 1699)
Died on Monday April 14, 1698
- John Smith, of "Purton" (35), "Purton", Gloucester County, Province of Virginia
- John Alexander SMITH (35), Purton, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
- Derck Cornelijs (66), Woltersum
- Barbara van Strijdonck (45), Bazel, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Jan Blijdenstein (0), Zwolle
- Jeanne Jullien (24), Vavincourt, Meuse, Lorraine, France
- Anne Bernard (54), Purton, Gloucester, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
- Goert LÜNGEN (77), Dycker Schelsen, Mönchengladbach, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
- Catelijna Verbrugge, Zaamslag
- Col. John SMITH Jr (36), Purton, Gloucester, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 14, 1698 at Delpher
Born on April 14
- 1629 » Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist († 1695)
- 1668 » Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish general and politician († 1741)
- 1678 » Abraham Darby I, English iron master († 1717)
- 1709 » Charles Collé, French playwright and songwriter († 1783)
- 1714 » Adam Gib, Scottish minister and author († 1788)
- 1738 » William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1809)
- 1741 » Emperor Momozono of Japan († 1762)
- 1769 » Barthélemy Catherine Joubert, French general († 1799)
- 1773 » Jean-Baptiste de Villèle, French politician, 6th Prime Minister of France († 1854)
- 1788 » David G. Burnet, American politician, 2nd Vice-President of Texas († 1870)
Died on April 14
- 1587 » Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland (b. 1548)
- 1599 » Henry Wallop, English politician (b. 1540)
- 1609 » Gasparo da Salò, Italian violin maker (b. 1540)
- 1662 » William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English politician (b. 1582)
- 1682 » Avvakum, Russian priest and saint (b. 1620)
- 1721 » Michel Chamillart, French politician, Controller-General of Finances (b. 1652)
- 1740 » Lady Catherine Jones, English philanthropist (b.1672)
- 1759 » George Frideric Handel, German-English organist and composer (b. 1685)
- 1785 » William Whitehead, English poet and playwright (b. 1715)
- 1792 » Maximilian Hell, Slovak-Hungarian astronomer and priest (b. 1720)
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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.