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July 2, 1698Born on Thursday July 3, 1698
- Cornelia Vermeer, Tilburg, Nederland († 1746)
- Aleijdis Kuenen, Meerlo
- Bonje (Bougijn) Nannes, Duurkenakker, Meeden
- Berent, Oene, Gelderland, Nederland
- Arie van Os, IJsselstein, Utrecht, Nederland
- Anthonis VROMANS, Weelde, 2381, Antwerpen, België
- Arij Deucht, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aelbert Jansen, Scherpenzeel
- Aleydis Anthoniusdr Simons, Meerlo, Li.NL
- Beeuwe Pauls, Niekerk, Groningen, Netherlands
Died on Thursday July 3, 1698
- Janneken Johanssen SIEBELTS (42), Holtgast Esens Ostfriesland
- Hilvert Leffers (53)
- Jean Charles Thomas de Negri
- Guilielmus Kock (0), Delft
- Gerritje van Rietvelt, de Werken, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Claas CORNELIS (2), Grijpskerk, Zuidhorn, Groningen, Nederland
- Jean Florent de Thulden, Madrid
- Mary Janney (86), England
- Johan Floris baron van Thulden (61)
- Michelle Baudry (62), Bonnetable, 72110, France
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 3, 1698 at Delpher
Born on July 3
- 1569 » Thomas Richardson, English politician and judge († 1635)
- 1683 » Edward Young, English poet, dramatist and literary critic (Night-Thoughts) († 1765)
- 1685 » Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, English field marshal and politician († 1768)
- 1728 » Robert Adam, Scottish-English architect, designed Culzean Castle († 1792)
- 1738 » John Singleton Copley, American painter († 1815)
- 1778 » Carl Ludvig Engel, German architect († 1840)
- 1789 » Johann Friedrich Overbeck, German-Italian painter and engraver († 1869)
- 1814 » Ferdinand Didrichsen, Danish botanist and physicist († 1887)
- 1823 » Ahmed Vefik Pasha, Greek-Ottoman statesman, diplomat, playwright, and translator († 1891)
- 1844 » Dankmar Adler, German-born American architect and engineer († 1900)
Died on July 3
- 1570 » Aonio Paleario, Italian academic and reformer (b. 1500)
- 1642 » Marie de' Medici, French queen consort and regent (b. 1573)
- 1672 » Francis Willughby, English ornithologist and ichthyologist (b. 1635)
- 1749 » William Jones, Welsh-English mathematician and academic (b. 1675)
- 1790 » Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French geologist and mineralogist (b. 1736)
- 1795 » Antonio de Ulloa, Spanish general, astronomer, and politician, 1st Colonial Governor of Louisiana (b. 1716)
- 1795 » Louis-Georges de Bréquigny, French scholar and author (b. 1714)
- 1809 » Joseph Quesnel, French-Canadian composer and playwright (b. 1746)
- 1863 » George Hull Ward, American general (b. 1826)
- 1863 » Little Crow, American tribal leader (b. 1810)
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.