Explore 135 historical events from 1690–1699.
Johan Ludvig Holstein, Lensgreve til Ledreborg was a Danish Minister of state from 1735 to 1751.
Johan Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, Danish Minister of State (died 1763)
John George IV was Elector of Saxony from 1691 to 1694. He belonged to the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin and was the eldest son of John George III, Elector of Saxony and …
John George IV, Elector of Saxony (born 1668)
Philip Howard was an English Roman Catholic cardinal.
Philip Howard, English cardinal (born 1629)
Antoine Arnauld was a French Catholic theologian, priest, philosopher and mathematician. He was one of the leading intellectuals of the Jansenist group of Port-Royal and had a very…
Antoine Arnauld, French mathematician and philosopher (born 1612)
Sabinas Hidalgo is a city and municipality located in the Mexican state of Nuevo León.
Ignacio de Maya founds the Real Santiago de las Sabinas, now known as Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Mexico.
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: Battle of Landen: France wins a victory over Allied forces in the Netherlands.
Dom Pierre Pérignon, was a French Benedictine monk who made important contributions to the production and quality of champagne wine in an era when the region's wines were predomina…
Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Perignon's invention of champagne; it is not clear whether he actually invented…
Johann Georg Walch was a German Lutheran theologian.
Johann Georg Walch, German theologian and author (died 1775)
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne was an English Whig statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain, and whose offic…
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (died 1768)
Laurent Belissen was a French Baroque composer. He was born in Aix-en-Provence and may have been among the last students of Guillaume Poitevin, then maître de musique at the choir …
Laurent Belissen, French composer (died 1762)
Charles Radclyffe, titular 5th Earl of Derwentwater, was one of the few English participants in the Jacobite risings of both 1715 and 1745.
Charles Radclyffe, English captain and politician (died 1746)
Claude de Rouvroy, 1st Duke of Saint-Simon, was a French soldier and courtier, and favourite of Louis XIII, who created his dukedom for him. His only son Louis de Rouvroy, Duke of …
Claude de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French courtier (born 1607)
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)
Admiral Sir John Ashby was an officer of the Royal Navy, who rose to the rank of Admiral. Ashby was the fourth son of Robert Ashby and his wife Alice, who was a sister of Sir Thoma…
John Ashby, English admiral (born 1640)
Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark was Queen of Sweden as the wife of King Charles XI. She is often admired for her generosity and charity.
Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, queen of Sweden (born 1656)
Willem Kalf was one of the most prominent Dutch still-life painters of the 17th century, the Dutch Golden Age. We first get acquainted with Willem Kalf through Arnold Houbraken, in…
Willem Kalf, Dutch still life painter (born 1619)
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…
Nine Years' War: French troops defeated the forces of the Grand Alliance led by William III of England at the Battle…
Bridget Bishop was a midwife and the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in 1692. Nineteen were hanged, and one, Giles Corey, was pressed to death. A…
Bridget Bishop is the first person to be tried for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts; she was found guilty the same day
Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) indicate dating systems before and after a calendar change, respectively. Usually, they refer to the change from the Julian calendar to the Gr…
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Geminiano Giacomelli was an Italian composer.
Geminiano Giacomelli, Italian composer (died 1740)
John Henley, English clergyman, commonly known as 'Orator Henley', was a preacher known for showmanship and eccentricity.
John Henley, English minister and poet (died 1759)
Port Royal was a town located at the end of the Palisadoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1494 by the Spanish, it was once the largest and m…
Port Royal, Jamaica, is hit by a catastrophic earthquake; in just three minutes, 1,600 people are killed and 3,000 are s
The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. More than 200 people…
Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for "certaine Detestable Arts ca
The Battle of Steenkerque was fought on 3 August 1692, during the Nine Years' War, near Steenkerque in Belgium, then part of the Spanish Netherlands. A French force under Marshal F…
British-Dutch forces under William III defending the city of Brussels fight an inconclusive battle at Steenkerque…