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Born on Friday August 22, 1698
- Carl Ludwig von Colloredo († 1767)
- Geesien Wichers Kuiper († 1749)
- Daniël 't Hart
- Catherine RONDER, Rixheim, 68, Haut Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE († 1733)
- Carolus Henricus de la Hault, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Godefridus Matthias Baijens, Best,Noord-Brabant,Nederland († 1748)
- Elisabeth Boel, Temse
- Henricus van LIESHOUT, Bakel, 3294, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1761)
- Bartholomeus Bartels
- Helena Fabry, Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse
Died on Friday August 22, 1698
- IJsack Jansz Vennekool, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Louise Garnier (62), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
- Marie-Madeleine LAMOUREUX (0)
- Mathias Kerckhofs (76), Geel
- Theunis Dirckszn Bergervlucht (43)
- Joannes De Meyer, Wommelgem(BEL)
- Jan Saskers, Lutjegast
- Jacob Govertsz van Gesel (85), Schiedam
- Kind van der Valck, Naaldwijk
- Jan Pietrszn Schaap (58), 's Grevelduin-Capelle, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Born on August 22
- 1601 » Georges de Scudéry, French author, poet, and playwright († 1667)
- 1624 » Jean Regnault de Segrais, French author and poet († 1701)
- 1647 » Denis Papin, French physicist and mathematician, developed pressure cooking († 1712)
- 1679 » Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal († 1758)
- 1760 » Pope Leo XII († 1829)
- 1764 » Charles Percier, French architect and interior designer († 1838)
- 1771 » Henry Maudslay, English engineer († 1831)
- 1773 » Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer († 1858)
- 1778 » James Kirke Paulding, American poet, playwright, and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Navy († 1860)
- 1788 » Thomas Tredgold, English engineer and author († 1829)
Died on August 22
- 1607 » Bartholomew Gosnold, English lawyer and explorer, founded the London Company (b. 1572)
- 1652 » Jacob De la Gardie, Estonian-Swedish soldier and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden (b. 1583)
- 1664 » Maria Cunitz, Polish astronomer and author (b. 1610)
- 1680 » John George II, Elector of Saxony (b. 1613)
- 1681 » Philippe Delano, Dutch Plymouth Colony settler (b. 1602)
- 1701 » John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1628)
- 1711 » Louis François, duc de Boufflers, French general (b. 1644)
- 1752 » William Whiston, English mathematician, historian, and theologian (b. 1667)
- 1773 » George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton, English poet and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1709)
- 1793 » Louis de Noailles, French general (b. 1713)
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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.