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June 14, 1698Born on Sunday June 15, 1698
- Adrianus Slegers, Lommel, Limburg, België
- Abigail Blood, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1729)
- Ary Aertz van der Staaij, Ridderkerk († 1758)
- Anna Cornelisse van den Bos(Boskoper), Rotterdam
- Anna De Schutter, Ekeren († 1737)
- Anna Catharina Zickenhainer, Wienau, Neuwied, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany († 1741)
- Ary Aartsen VAN DER STAAY, Ridderkerk († 1758)
- Amarens TRAAS, 's Heerenhoek,zl
- arij aartsz van der staaij, ridderkerk (zuid holland) († 1758)
- Ary Aertsz van der Staeij, Ridderkerk († 1758)
Died on Sunday June 15, 1698
- Heijndrick Kerbijn (81), Pernis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Jannetje Everts HOOGERWERF (58)
- heijndrck jansz CARREBIJN (81)
- Heijndrick Jansz KARBIJN (68), Rozand
- Cornelis Pouwelszn Straver (57), Lopik
- Johannes (Johan) Hartsinck (44), Amsterdam
- Gertrudis Evers (0), Oud Zevenaar, Gelderland, Nederland
- Heijndrick Carrebijn (81), Rozand, South Holland, Netherlands
- Teunis Teuniszn Ambachtsheer (57), Hardinxveld
- Teunis Teunisse Ambaghtsheer, Hardinxveld
Born on June 15
- 1640 » Bernard Lamy, French mathematician and theologian († 1715)
- 1645 » Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, English politician († 1712)
- 1749 » Georg Joseph Vogler, German organist, composer, and theorist († 1814)
- 1754 » Juan José Elhuyar, Spanish chemist and mineralogist († 1796)
- 1755 » Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, French chemist and entomologist († 1809)
- 1763 » Franz Danzi, German cellist, composer, and conductor († 1826)
- 1763 » Kobayashi Issa, Japanese priest and poet († 1827)
- 1765 » Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger, German astronomer and mathematician († 1831)
- 1765 » Martin Baum, American businessman and politician, Mayor of Cincinnati († 1831)
- 1767 » Rachel Jackson, American wife of Andrew Jackson († 1828)
Died on June 15
- 1521 » Tamás Bakócz, Hungarian cardinal (b. 1442)
- 1614 » Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton, English courtier and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1540)
- 1724 » Henry Sacheverell, English minister and politician (b. 1674)
- 1768 » James Short, Scottish mathematician and optician (b. 1710)
- 1772 » Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist and composer (b. 1694)
- 1844 » Thomas Campbell, Scottish poet and academic (b. 1777)
- 1849 » James K. Polk, American lawyer and politician, 11th President of the United States (b. 1795)
- 1858 » Ary Scheffer, Dutch-French painter and academic (b. 1795)
- 1888 » Frederick III, German Emperor (b. 1831)
- 1889 » Mihai Eminescu, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1850)
Names that were popular for boys in 1698
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Willem
- Jean
- Hendrik
- John
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Johann
- Dirk
- Thomas
Names that were popular for girls in 1698
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Johanna
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Anne
- Jannetje
- Grietje
- Aaltje
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.