The 1690s

Explore 44 historical events from 1690–1699.

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1695

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The 1695 Linfen earthquake struck Shanxi Province in North China, Qing dynasty on May 18. Occurring at a shallow depth within the continental crust, the surface-wave magnitude 7.8 …

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1694

Daniel Gran, Austrian painter (died 1757)

Daniel Gran was an Austrian painter. His pictures ornament several public buildings in his native city. He was of some consideration in his time and after a century of Italian domi…

Daniel Gran, Austrian painter (died 1757)

1692

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Cornelis Tromp, Dutch admiral (born 1629)

Cornelis Maartenszoon Tromp, Count of Sølvesborg was a Dutch naval officer who served as lieutenant-admiral general in the Dutch Navy, and briefly as a general admiral in the Royal…

Cornelis Tromp, Dutch admiral (born 1629)