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June 20, 1699Died on Sunday June 21, 1699
- Leijsken Gozensdr Steinis (Steenis) (70)
- Loll (Lol) Saekes (Saeckes) (39), Nieuwehorne, Schoterland, Friesland, Nederland
- Leijsken Steinis, v. (70)
- Leijsken van Steenis (70)
- Herman Thon Schlade (62)
- "Adriana" Van Linden (38), Wilrijk
- Loll Saeckes (39), Nieuwehorne, schoterland.fr.nld
- Claude (Pastorel Pastourel dit Lafranchise) Pastourel dit Lafrancise (55), Montreal, Île-De-Montréal, Québec, Canada
- Berent Schuirhoff
- Hendrik ter Heurne, Meddo, Gelderland, Nederland
Born on June 21
- 1639 » Increase Mather, American minister and author († 1723)
- 1676 » Anthony Collins, English philosopher and author († 1729)
- 1706 » John Dollond, English optician and astronomer († 1761)
- 1710 » James Short, Scottish-English mathematician and optician († 1768)
- 1712 » Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, comte de Guichen, French admiral († 1790)
- 1730 » Motoori Norinaga, Japanese poet and scholar († 1801)
- 1732 » Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, German pianist and composer († 1791)
- 1736 » Enoch Poor, American general († 1780)
- 1741 » Prince Benedetto, Duke of Chablais († 1808)
- 1750 » Pierre-Nicolas Beauvallet, French sculptor and illustrator († 1818)
Died on June 21
- 1596 » Jean Liebault, French agronomist and physician (b. 1535)
- 1621 » Kryštof Harant, Czech soldier and composer (b. 1564)
- 1621 » Louis III, Cardinal of Guise (b. 1575)
- 1622 » Salomon Schweigger, German theologian (b. 1551)
- 1631 » John Smith, English admiral and explorer (b. 1580)
- 1652 » Inigo Jones, English architect, designed the Queen's House and Wilton House (b. 1573)
- 1661 » Andrea Sacchi, Italian painter (b. 1599)
- 1737 » Matthieu Marais, French author, critic, and jurist (b. 1664)
- 1738 » Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1674)
- 1796 » Richard Gridley, American soldier and engineer (b. 1710)
Names that were popular for boys in 1699
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jean
- Johannes
- Willem
- Jacobus
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Jansz
- Pierre
- John
- Cornelisz
Names that were popular for girls in 1699
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Johanna
- Anne
- Mary
- Jeanne
- Jans
- Elizabeth
- Catherine
- Van
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1699
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 26 » For the first time, the Ottoman Empire permanently cedes territory to the Christian powers.
- February 16 » First Leopoldine Diploma is issued by the Holy Roman Emperor, recognizing the Greek Catholic clergy enjoyed the same privileges as Roman Catholic priests in the Principality of Transylvania.
- March 30 » Guru Gobind Singh establishes the Khalsa in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab.
- April 14 » Khalsa: The Sikh religion was formalised as the Khalsa - the brotherhood of Warrior-Saints - by Guru Gobind Singh in northern India, in accordance with the Nanakshahi calendar.