What happened in 1696?
32 recorded events in 1696, including 16 in people, 6 in wars & conflicts and 4 in architecture & engineering.
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Wars & Conflicts 6
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Battle of Ulaş
1696 battle in the Great Turkish War
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Siege of Mombasa
1696–1698 siege
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Battle of Jao Modo
1696 battle
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Siege of Pemaquid
1696 action of King William's War
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Siege of Fort Nashwaak
1696 action of King William's War
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Raid on Chignecto
Raid during King William's War on Chignecto, Acadia
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Turin
1696
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People 16
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Dionysios III de Constantinople died
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
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Dionysius IV of Constantinople died
Ecumenical Patriarch
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Charles Albanel died
Explorer of Canada and Jesuit priest
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Jean Richer died
French astronomer
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Robert Plot died
English scientist
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Prospero Intorcetta died
Italian Jesuit missionary (1626–1696)
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Georg Matthäus Vischer died
Austrian cartographer
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Heinrich Schwemmer died
German music teacher and composer (1621-1696)
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Alphonsus Maria de Liguori born
Born in Naples. Italian Catholic bishop and saint (1696-1787).
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Maurice de Saxe born
Born in Goslar. Marshal General of France (1696-1750).
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Abram Petrovich Gannibal born
Born in Ethiopian Empire. African-born Russian general and military engineer (c.1696–1781).
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Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein born
Born in Prague. Austrian marshall (1696-1772).
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James Oglethorpe born
Born in London. British Army general, founder of the Georgia colony (1696-1785).
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Marco Foscarini born
Born in Venice. 117th Doge of Venice.
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Vakhushti of Kartli born
Born in Tbilisi. Georgian royal prince (batonishvili) of the Kingdom of Kartli, Governor of Tbilisi, Russian general, academic.
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Henry Home, Lord Kames born
Born in Berwickshire. Scottish philosopher, judge and agricultural improver (1696–1782).
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Religion & Belief Systems 2
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Cathedral of Archangel Michael
Cathedral of Archangel Michael (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Sri Sri Reen Doyamoyee Temple
Hindu Temple, Jamalpur, Bangladesh
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Economy & Trade 2
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Bentse Brug
Former industrial installation in Norway
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Hand in Hand Fire & Life Insurance Society
Hand in Hand Fire & Life Insurance Society (Economy & Trade).
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Architecture & Engineering 4
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Church of the Gesù
Church building in Frascati, Italy
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Tydal Church
Church in Tydal, Norway
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Santa Maria la Cava e Sant'Alfio
Building in Lentini, Italy
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Mystki Palace
Palace in Mystki, Poland
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Empires & Countries 1
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Omani Empire founded
Omani Empire was founded, with its capital at Muscat.
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