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May 10, 1698Born on Sunday May 11, 1698
- Anna Elizabetha WEBER, Offenbach An Der Queich († 1780)
- Arie Boer, ,, Hendrik Ido Amba, S-Hlln, Nthr
- Arentje Jacobs Caron, Dirksland
- Anna Elizabeth WEBER, Offenbach, Bavaria, Germany († 1780)
- Dirk Jansz Grootendorst (Grotendorst), Zevenhuizen, Nederland († 1780)
- Ary Aryensz Backer, Oud Alblas, zh.nld († 1699)
- Cornelis Lauwe, Goedereede, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus VAN LOON, Heeswijk,Gemeente Bernheze,Noord-Brabant,Nederland († 1766)
- Anna Maria Wouter Backers, Tilburg
- Anna Reichmann, Kestert, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
Died on Sunday May 11, 1698
- Andries van Ravensteijn
- Maeijken Adam Busch (54), Zeelst
- Sibilla Theunissen, Sint Pieter
- Arnould (mogelijkerwijze) Baras - Bara, Melin
- Pieter Oudorp, Zaamslag
- Jacqueline Péronne de Mestral (68), Eclépens, Vaud, Suisse
- Lutgardis Joannis van Lieshout (73)
- Marrigje Peerboom, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Marrichje Willems Peerboom (78), Utrecht
- Jean Klein (58)
Born on May 11
- 1571 » Niwa Nagashige, Japanese daimyō († 1637)
- 1715 » Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach, German organist († 1739)
- 1752 » Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German physician, physiologist, and anthropologist († 1840)
- 1797 » José Mariano Salas, Mexican general and politician († 1867)
- 1811 » Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, Swiss politician († 1893)
- 1852 » Charles W. Fairbanks, American journalist and politician, 26th United States Vice President († 1918)
- 1854 » Jack Blackham, Australian cricketer († 1932)
- 1869 » Archibald Warden, English tennis player († 1943)
- 1871 » Frank Schlesinger, American astronomer and author († 1943)
- 1875 » Harriet Quimby, American pilot and screenwriter († 1912)
Died on May 11
- 1610 » Matteo Ricci, Italian priest and mathematician (b. 1552)
- 1686 » Otto von Guericke, German physicist and politician (b. 1602)
- 1778 » William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1708)
- 1779 » John Hart, American lawyer and politician (b. 1711)
- 1812 » Spencer Perceval, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1762)
- 1848 » Tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781)
- 1849 » Juliette Récamier, French businesswoman (b. 1777)
- 1882 » Frederick Innes, Scottish-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1816)
- 1889 » John Cadbury, English businessman and philanthropist, founded the Cadbury Company (b. 1801)
- 1908 » Charles Kingston, Australian politician, 20th Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
Names that were popular for boys in 1698
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- John
- Jansz
- Johann
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1698
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Anne
- Jans
- Johanna
- Elizabeth
- Van
- Mary
- Jannetje
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.