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May 30, 1698Born on Saturday May 31, 1698
- Sophia Vlaerdingerwoud, Delft
- Catharina Micheroux, Frankfurt aan de Main, Hessen († 1764)
- joanna maessen, helden
- Sophia VLAERDINGERWOUT, Delft,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1766)
- Catharina Celis, Lubbeek († 1764)
- Gertrudis Van Kenens, Overpelt, Limburg, Belgie
- Louize LEFRANC, Cours-la-Ville,69470,Rhône,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE
- Henricus Vestiens, Roggel († 1779)
- Adam de Clerck, Zevenbergen
- Anna Claesdr. van Warmont, Zoeterwoude
Died on Saturday May 31, 1698
- Nathaniel Bacon (65)
- Judocus Debackere (68), Waarmaarde, België
- Jan Martense Van Alstyne (75), Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, Verenigde Staten
- Joannes Lammens (59), Bassevelde (B)
- Anna Catharina Copier van Cuijlenburg (75), Zwolle
- Claartje Westmaas (0), De Lier, Nederland
- Agnes Rorijs (0)
- Cornelia Joosten (56)
- Arie Bastiaans Visser (58)
- Arij Klerk (54)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 31, 1698 at Delpher
Born on May 31
- 1613 » John George II, Elector of Saxony († 1680)
- 1640 » Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland († 1673)
- 1641 » Patriarch Dositheos II of Jerusalem († 1707)
- 1725 » Ahilyabai Holkar, Queen of the Malwa Kingdom under the Maratha Empire († 1795)
- 1732 » Count Hieronymus von Colloredo, Austrian archbishop († 1812)
- 1753 » Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud, French lawyer and politician († 1793)
- 1754 » Andrea Appiani, Italian painter and educator († 1817)
- 1773 » Ludwig Tieck, German poet, author, and critic († 1853)
- 1801 » Johann Georg Baiter, Swiss philologist and scholar († 1887)
- 1815 » Adye Douglas, English-Australian cricketer and politician, 15th Premier of Tasmania († 1906)
Died on May 31
- 1567 » Guido de Bres, Belgian pastor and theologian (b. 1522)
- 1594 » Tintoretto, Italian painter and educator (b. 1518)
- 1601 » Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, Archbishop-Elector of Cologne (b. 1547)
- 1640 » Zeynab Begum, Safavid princess (date of birth unknown)
- 1665 » Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, Dutch painter (b. 1597)
- 1680 » Joachim Neander, German theologian and educator (b. 1650)
- 1740 » Frederick William I of Prussia (b. 1688)
- 1747 » Andrey Osterman, German-Russian politician, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1686)
- 1809 » Jean Lannes, French general (b. 1769)
- 1809 » Joseph Haydn, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1732)
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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.