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August 1, 1699Born on Sunday August 2, 1699
- Antonij Lucasz Stelle, Kruiningen
- Crijn de Vos, Wissenkerke
- Anna Balten Hertoghs, Essen, Antwerpen, België († 1775)
- Claas Dirks Rood, Krommenie
- Cornelis Veeger, Texel
- Catharine Cornelisdr Keetman, Edam († 1726)
- Agnes Janssen, Helden
- Catrina (Copeijn) Copijn, Leiden (Dopen NH Hooglandse kerk)
- Antie Hemelop, Hazerswoude, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1700)
- Antonetta Hendrik Verhoeven, Bavel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1779)
Died on Sunday August 2, 1699
- Cornelis Oom (27)
- Bethia Bethiah Booth (40), Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten
- Bethia Booth (40), Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
- Jacques CHAILLOU (45), Les Rosiers-sur-Loire, 49350, France
- Maria Bruermijn (40), Vlijmen
- Maartje Jansdr Oosterwegh (41)
- NN Stekhoven, Zoetermeer
- Maria Van Mele (61), Hamme
- Leendert Dircksz OOM (3)
- Catharina (Tringen) DÜRSELEN (79)
Born on August 2
- 1627 » Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter († 1678)
- 1630 » Estephan El Douaihy, Maronite patriarch († 1704)
- 1646 » Jean-Baptiste du Casse, French admiral and buccaneer († 1715)
- 1672 » Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss paleontologist and scholar († 1733)
- 1674 » Philippe II, Duke of Orléans († 1723)
- 1696 » Mahmud I, Ottoman sultan († 1754)
- 1702 » Dietrich of Anhalt-Dessau († 1769)
- 1703 » Lorenzo Ricci, Italian religious leader, 18th Superior General of the Society of Jesus († 1775)
- 1740 » Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux, French general († 1817)
- 1754 » Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-American architect and engineer, designed Washington, D.C. († 1825)
Died on August 2
- 1589 » Henry III of France (b. 1551)
- 1605 » Richard Leveson, English admiral (b. c. 1570)
- 1611 » Katō Kiyomasa, Japanese daimyō (b. 1562)
- 1667 » Francesco Borromini, Swiss architect, designed San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane and Sant'Agnese in Agone (b. 1599)
- 1696 » Robert Campbell of Glenlyon (b. 1630)
- 1769 » Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1689)
- 1788 » Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (b. 1727)
- 1799 » Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, French inventor, co-invented the hot air balloon (b. 1745)
- 1815 » Guillaume Brune, French general and politician (b. 1763)
- 1823 » Lazare Carnot, French mathematician, general, and politician, President of the National Convention (b. 1753)
Names that were popular for boys in 1699
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Willem
- Johannes
- Jean
- Jacobus
- John
- Gerrit
- Hendrik
- Johann
- Pierre
- Dirk
Names that were popular for girls in 1699
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Johanna
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Jannetje
- Trijntje
- Anne
- Grietje
- Marijtje
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.