What happened in 1696?

Battle of Ulaş

Wars & Conflicts · Hetin

1696 battle in the Great Turkish War

Siege of Mombasa

Wars & Conflicts · Mombasa

1696–1698 siege

Battle of Jao Modo

Wars & Conflicts · Mongolia

1696 battle

Siege of Pemaquid

Wars & Conflicts · Pemaquid Archeological Site

1696 action of King William's War

Siege of Fort Nashwaak

Wars & Conflicts · Nashwaak Village

1696 action of King William's War

Raid on Chignecto

Wars & Conflicts · Isthmus of Chignecto

Raid during King William's War on Chignecto, Acadia

Battle of Dogger Bank

Wars & Conflicts · Dogger Bank

1696 during the War of the Grand Alliance between a French squadron and a Dutch convoy

Battle of Andros (1696)

Wars & Conflicts · Andros

1696 between Venice and the Ottoman Empire

Battle of Fundy Bay

Wars & Conflicts · Bay of Fundy

1696 battle of King William's War

Treaty of Turin

Politics & Government · Turin

1696

Dionysios III de Constantinople died

People · Great Lavra

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

Dionysius IV of Constantinople died

People · Târgoviște

Ecumenical Patriarch

Charles Albanel died

People · Sault Ste. Marie

Explorer of Canada and Jesuit priest

Jean Richer died

People · Paris

French astronomer

Robert Plot died

People · Kent

English scientist

Prospero Intorcetta died

People · Hangzhou

Italian Jesuit missionary (1626–1696)

Georg Matthäus Vischer died

People · Linz

Austrian cartographer

Heinrich Schwemmer died

People · Nuremberg

German music teacher and composer (1621-1696)

Alphonsus Maria de Liguori born

People · Naples

Born in Naples. Italian Catholic bishop and saint (1696-1787).

Maurice de Saxe born

People · Goslar

Born in Goslar. Marshal General of France (1696-1750).

Abram Petrovich Gannibal born

People · Ethiopian Empire

Born in Ethiopian Empire. African-born Russian general and military engineer (c.1696–1781).

Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein born

People · Prague

Born in Prague. Austrian marshall (1696-1772).

James Oglethorpe born

People · London

Born in London. British Army general, founder of the Georgia colony (1696-1785).

Marco Foscarini born

People · Venice

Born in Venice. 117th Doge of Venice.

Vakhushti of Kartli born

People · Tbilisi

Born in Tbilisi. Georgian royal prince (batonishvili) of the Kingdom of Kartli, Governor of Tbilisi, Russian general, academic.

Henry Home, Lord Kames born

People · Berwickshire

Born in Berwickshire. Scottish philosopher, judge and agricultural improver (1696–1782).

John III Sobieski died

People · Wilanów Palace

Died in Wilanów Palace. King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1629–1696).

Ivan V of Russia died

People · Moscow

Died in Moscow. Tsar of Russia (1682–1696).

Augustus III of Poland born

People · Dresden

Born in Dresden. King of Poland, Elector of Saxony (1696-1763).

Mariana of Austria died

People · Madrid

Died in Madrid. Queen consort of Spain (1634-1696).

Empress Meishō died

People · Kyoto

Died in Kyoto. Empress of Japan (1624-1696).

Murad Giray died

People · Yambol

Died in Yambol. Crimean Khan.

Abdalmalik of Morocco born

People · Meknes

Born in Meknes. Sultan of Morocco (1696-1729).

Indira Kanwar born

People · Jodhpur

Born in Jodhpur. Maharajkumari of Marwar.

Berlin University of the Arts

Science & Technology

Public art school in Berlin, Germany

Cathedral of Archangel Michael

Religion & Belief Systems

Sri Sri Reen Doyamoyee Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Hindu Temple, Jamalpur, Bangladesh

Oratory of Sant'Antonio da Padova, Soragna

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Soragna, Italy

Antigo Convento de Nossa Senhora de Jesus

Religion & Belief Systems · Bairro Alto

Building in Lisbon, Portugal

Santa Scolastica

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Rieti, Italy

Penghu Shuihsian Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

One of the four ancient temples in Penghu

Church of Saint Valentine in Woźniki

Religion & Belief Systems

Lutherse Kerk (Groningen)

Religion & Belief Systems · Groningen

Moeder Godskapel Eys

Religion & Belief Systems · Eys

Chapel in Eys, Netherlands

Yuanhe Temple and Bailong An

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple of Baosheng and Emperor Wufu in Tainan, Taiwan

Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ (Alexandrov)

Religion & Belief Systems · Alexandrov

Eastern Orthodox church building in Alexandrov, Russia

XVIII: Na Ježíše vložen kříž

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel in Czech Republic

Chapel of the Holy Mandylion, Kozmodemyansk

Religion & Belief Systems

Orthodox chapel in Kozmodemyansk, Russia

St. Crucis (Berlstedt)

Religion & Belief Systems · Berlstedt

Sebastian chapel

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Hellikon in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Pestkapelle Grießau

Religion & Belief Systems

Plague chapel in Häselgehr, Austria

St. Antonius

Religion & Belief Systems · Selmnau

Chapel in Selmnau, Germany

Church of Saint John of Nepomuk

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Náchod District of Hradec Králové region

Church of the Theotokos of Tikhvin in Suschyovo

Religion & Belief Systems

Eastern Orthodox church building in Tverskoy District, Russia

Holy Trinity Church in Troitskaya Sloboda

Religion & Belief Systems

Eastern Orthodox church building in Meshchansky District, Russia

clergy house Knauthain

Religion & Belief Systems · Knauthain

Building in Leipzig, Germany

Bentse Brug

Economy & Trade · Oslo Municipality

Former industrial installation in Norway

Hand in Hand Fire & Life Insurance Society

Economy & Trade · London

Church of the Gesù

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Frascati, Italy

Tydal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Tydal, Norway

Santa Maria la Cava e Sant'Alfio

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Lentini, Italy

Mystki Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Palace in Mystki, Poland

Fort William

Architecture & Engineering

Fort in Kolkata, India

Old Royal Naval College

Architecture & Engineering

Architectural landmark in Greenwich, London and UNESCO World Heritage Site

Forte de Santa Maria

Architecture & Engineering · Barra

Fort and historical good listed by the Bahia Artistic and Cultural Heritage Institute in the city of Salvador

Church of Archangel Michael in Stanislavle

Architecture & Engineering

Eastern Orthodox church building in Stanislavl, Russia

Church of Trinity in Khokhly

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Moscow, Russia

St George’s Anglican Church, Tunis

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Tunisia

Former Jesuit House of Prayer

Architecture & Engineering

Former religious home and cultural center, historical good listed by the Bahia Artistic and Cultural Heritage Institute in the city of Salvador

Omani Empire founded

Empires & Countries · Muscat

Omani Empire was founded, with its capital at Muscat.

Kumul Khanate founded

Empires & Countries · Hami

Kumul Khanate was founded, with its capital at Hami.