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Born on Friday August 15, 1698
- Jan Roelofs, Noordwijk († 1775)
- Abigail Searle, Northampton, Hampshire, MA., Verenigde Staten († 1704)
- Joanna Maria ROMAN, Schorisse,9688,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1744)
- Marguerite GRAISSON, Herstal, 4040, Liège, Belgique
- ANNA CATHARINA ELIZABETH STAMBACH
- Anna Wilhelmina van Hoey († 1785)
- Maria Cornelisdr. van Leeuwen, Stompwijk
- Joannes WINDELS, Ingelmunster, 8770, West-Vlaanderen, België († 1775)
- Ana ESPIN FERNANDEZ, Bullas, Murcia, E
- Christiaan Holswilder, Leiden
Died on Friday August 15, 1698
- Beatrix Andriesdr van der Waal (82), Poortugaal, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Lijsbeth Ariens, Bergambacht
- Beatrix Andriesd van der Wael (83), Poortugaal, zh.nld
- Benno von Hebel (0), Wesuwe/Haren
- Beateris Andries Verweel (83), Poortugaal
- Beatrix Andriesdr van der Wael (van der Waal) (83), Poortugaal
- Beatrix Andriesdr van der Wael (83), Poortugaal, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Caleb Moody (61), Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Beatrix Andriesd * van der Waal (82), Poortugaal
- Beatrix Andries Verweel (82), Poortugaal, Zuid-Holland, NL
Born on August 15
- 1613 » Gilles Ménage, French lawyer, philologist, and scholar († 1692)
- 1615 » Marie de Lorraine, duchess of Guise († 1688)
- 1652 » John Grubb, American politician († 1708)
- 1702 » Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian painter and Royal Academician († 1788)
- 1717 » Blind Jack, English engineer († 1810)
- 1736 » Johann Christoph Kellner, German organist and composer († 1803)
- 1740 » Matthias Claudius, German poet and author († 1815)
- 1769 » Napoleon, French general and emperor († 1821)
- 1771 » Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, playwright, and poet († 1832)
- 1785 » Thomas De Quincey, English journalist and author († 1859)
Died on August 15
- 1552 » Hermann of Wied, German archbishop (b. 1477)
- 1594 » Thomas Kyd, English playwright (b. 1558)
- 1621 » John Barclay, Scottish poet and author (b. 1582)
- 1666 » Johann Adam Schall von Bell, German missionary and astronomer (b. 1591)
- 1714 » Constantin Brâncoveanu, Romanian prince (b. 1654)
- 1728 » Marin Marais, French viol player and composer (b. 1656)
- 1758 » Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer (b. 1698)
- 1799 » Giuseppe Parini, Italian poet and author (b. 1729)
- 1844 » José María Coppinger, governor of Spanish East Florida (b. 1733)
- 1852 » Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist (b. 1760)
Names that were popular for boys in 1698
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Willem
- John
- Jean
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Johann
- Thomas
- Dirk
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.