The 1690s

Explore 135 historical events from 1690–1699.

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1691 335 years ago

François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, French politician, French Secretary of State for War (born 1641)

François Michel Le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois was the French Secretary of State for War during a significant part of the reign of Louis XIV. He is commonly referred to as "Louvois…

François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, French politician, French Secretary of State for War (born 1641)

1697

Adam Falckenhagen, German lute player and composer (died 1754)

Adam Falckenhagen was a German lutenist and composer of the Baroque period.

Adam Falckenhagen, German lute player and composer (died 1754)

1693

John Wildman, English soldier and politician, Postmaster General of the United Kingdom (born 1621)

Sir John Wildman was an English politician, republican activist and soldier. A prominent Leveller during the English Civil War, he helped draft the Agreement of the People and late…

John Wildman, English soldier and politician, Postmaster General of the United Kingdom (born 1621)

1695

Henri Pitot, French physicist and engineer, invented the Pitot tube (died 1771)

Henri Pitot was a French hydraulic engineer and the inventor of the pitot tube.

Henri Pitot, French physicist and engineer, invented the Pitot tube (died 1771)

1692

Elias Ashmole, English astrologer and politician (born 1617)

Elias Ashmole was an English antiquary, politician, officer of arms, astrologer, freemason and student of alchemy. Ashmole supported the royalist side during the English Civil War,…

Elias Ashmole, English astrologer and politician (born 1617)

1696 330 years ago

Mariana of Austria, Queen consort of Spain (born 1634)

Mariana of Austria was Queen of Spain from 1649 until her husband Philip IV of Spain died in 1665. Appointed Regent for their infant son Charles II, she remained an influential fig…

Mariana of Austria, Queen consort of Spain (born 1634)

1695

Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni, Italian-French painter and architect (died 1766)

Jean-Nicolas Servan, also known as Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni, was an Italian decorator, architect, painter, firework designer and trompe-l'œil specialist.

Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni, Italian-French painter and architect (died 1766)

1699

Jean Racine, French playwright and poet (born 1639)

Jean-Baptiste Racine was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille, as well as an important literary figure in…

Jean Racine, French playwright and poet (born 1639)

1690

John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English politician, Lord President of the Council (died 1763)

John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, 7th Seigneur of Sark, commonly known by his earlier title Lord Carteret, was a British statesman and Lord President of the Council from 1751 to 1…

John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English politician, Lord President of the Council (died 1763)

1697

Johann Gottlieb Görner, German organist and composer (died 1778)

Johann Gottlieb Görner was a German composer and organist.

Johann Gottlieb Görner, German organist and composer (died 1778)

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1699

Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (died 1782)

D. Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal and 1st Count of Oeiras, known as the Marquis of Pombal, was a Portuguese statesman and diplomat who despotically ruled …

Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (died 1782)

1699

Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian general (died 1786)

Hans Joachim von Zieten, sometimes spelled Johann Joachim von Ziethen,, also known as Zieten aus dem Busch, was a cavalry general in the Prussian Army. He served in four wars and w…

Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian general (died 1786)

1699

Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin, French businesswoman (died 1777)

Marie Thérèse Geoffrin was a French salon holder who has been referred to as one of the leading female figures in the French Enlightenment. From 1750 to 1777, Madame Geoffrin playe…

Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin, French businesswoman (died 1777)

1699

Jean Racine, French playwright and poet (born 1639)

Jean-Baptiste Racine was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille, as well as an important literary figure in…

Jean Racine, French playwright and poet (born 1639)

1699

Hans Erasmus Aßmann, German poet (born 1646)

Hans Erasmus Aßmann, Freiherr von Abschatz was a statesman and poet from the second Silesian school. He lived in Bohemia.

Hans Erasmus Aßmann, German poet (born 1646)

1699

Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (born 1626)

Lucas Achtschellinck was a Flemish landscape painter. He is counted among the landscape painters active in Brussels referred to as the School of Painters of the Sonian Forest who a…

Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (born 1626)

1699

Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Baronet, English politician (born 1631)

Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Baronet was an English Jesuit who became a close adviser to King James II and was appointed a privy councillor.

Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Baronet, English politician (born 1631)

1699

Josiah Child, English merchant, economist, and politician (born 1630)

Sir Josiah Child, 1st Baronet, was an English economist, merchant and politician. He was an economist proponent of mercantilism and governor of the East India Company. He led the c…

Josiah Child, English merchant, economist, and politician (born 1630)

1699

Christian V of Denmark (born 1646)

Christian V was King of Denmark and Norway from 1670 until his death in 1699.

Christian V of Denmark (born 1646)

1699

Francis Nicholson and James Blair organize five May Day orations given by students of the College of William & Mary, lea

Lieutenant-General Francis Nicholson was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of South Carolina from 1721 to 1725. He also served as the gov…

Francis Nicholson and James Blair organize five May Day orations given by students of the College of William & Mary, lea

1698

Henry Baker, English naturalist (died 1774)

Henry Baker was a British naturalist.

Henry Baker, English naturalist (died 1774)

1698

Gio Nicola Buhagiar, Maltese painter (died 1752)

Gio Nicola Buhagiar was a Maltese painter.

Gio Nicola Buhagiar, Maltese painter (died 1752)

1698

In an effort to Westernize his nobility, Tsar Peter I of Russia imposes a tax on beards for all men except the clergy…

Tsar ( ) is a Slavic title derived from the Latin word caesar, which was intended to mean "emperor" in the European medieval sense of the term—a ruler with the same rank as a Roman…

In an effort to Westernize his nobility, Tsar Peter I of Russia imposes a tax on beards for all men except the clergy…

1698

Pierre Louis Maupertuis, French mathematician and philosopher (died 1759)

Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis was a French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters. He became the director of the Académie des Sciences and the first president of the Pru…

Pierre Louis Maupertuis, French mathematician and philosopher (died 1759)

1698

François Francoeur, French violinist and composer (died 1787)

François Francœur was a French composer and violinist from the late Baroque era and the Classical era.

François Francoeur, French violinist and composer (died 1787)

1698

Marie Champmeslé, French actress (born 1642)

Marie Champmeslé was a French stage actress.

Marie Champmeslé, French actress (born 1642)

1698

Johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian and author (born 1633)

Johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian, was born at Bäretswil, in the Canton of Zürich.

Johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian and author (born 1633)

1697

The Treaty of Ryswick is signed by France, England, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic, ending the…

The Peace of Ryswick, or Rijswijk, were a series of treaties signed in the Dutch city of Rijswijk between 20 September and 30 October 1697. They ended the 1688 to 1697 Nine Years' …

The Treaty of Ryswick is signed by France, England, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic, ending the…

1697

Stockholm's medieval castle Tre Kronor is destroyed by fire

Stockholm is the capital and most populous city of Sweden, as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the municipality, with …

Stockholm's medieval castle Tre Kronor is destroyed by fire

1697

War of the Grand Alliance : A French warship commanded by Captain Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville defeated an English…

The Nine Years' War was a European great power conflict from 1688 to 1697 between France and the Grand Alliance. Fought primarily in Europe, related conflicts include the Williamit…

War of the Grand Alliance : A French warship commanded by Captain Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville defeated an English…

1697

Battle of Zenta: a major engagement in the Great Turkish War (1683–1699) and one of the most decisive defeats in…

The Battle of Zenta, also known as the Battle of Senta, took place on 11 September 1697 near Zenta, in the Kingdom of Hungary, then under Ottoman occupation. It was a decisive enga…

Battle of Zenta: a major engagement in the Great Turkish War (1683–1699) and one of the most decisive defeats in…

1697

War of the Grand Alliance: A French warship commanded by Captain Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville defeats an English…

The Nine Years' War was a European great power conflict from 1688 to 1697 between France and the Grand Alliance. Fought primarily in Europe, related conflicts include the Williamit…

War of the Grand Alliance: A French warship commanded by Captain Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville defeats an English…

1697

Johann Gottlieb Görner, German organist and composer (died 1778)

Johann Gottlieb Görner was a German composer and organist.

Johann Gottlieb Görner, German organist and composer (died 1778)

1697

Adam Falckenhagen, German lute player and composer (died 1754)

Adam Falckenhagen was a German lutenist and composer of the Baroque period.

Adam Falckenhagen, German lute player and composer (died 1754)