What happened in 1697?
26 recorded events in 1697, including 10 in architecture & engineering, 8 in people and 3 in wars & conflicts.
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Wars & Conflicts 3
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Battle of Zenta
Battle on 11 September 1697, in the Great Turkish War
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Siege of Barcelona
1697 siege during the Nine Years' War
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Siege of Ath
Successful siege by French forces of a Grand Alliance army based in Ath, Spanish Netherlands during the Nine Years' War
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Ryswick
Series of treaties signed in late 1697 ending the Nine Years' War between France and the Grand Alliance
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People 8
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Georg Mohr died
Danish mathematician
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Stefano degli Angeli died
Italian mathematician and philosopher (1623-1697)
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Constantijn Huygens Jr. died
Dutch astronomer (1628–1697)
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Edward Bernard died
British astronomer and manuscripts scholar
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Cherubin d'Orleans died
French scientific instrument maker (1614-1697)
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Georg Christoph Bach died
Composer, poet and cantor (1642-1697)
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Antoine François Prévost born
Born in Hesdin. French novelist (1697–1763).
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Joseph François Dupleix born
Born in Landrecies. Governor of French India.
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Religion & Belief Systems 2
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Sidi Mahrez Mosque
Mosque in Tunisia
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Ahmad Katkhuda mosque
Mosque in Cairo, Egypt
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Architecture & Engineering 10
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Marywil
Warsaw palace
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Church of Saint Nicholas in Tolmachy
Church in Moscow, Russia
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St. Lawrence's Church, Vittoriosa
Church in Birgu, Malta
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Liechtenstein Palace
Palace on Kampa Island, Prague
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Centre de musique romantique française
Building in Venice, Italy
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Vinger Church
Church building in Kongsvinger Municipality, Norway
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Misión de Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó
Spanish mission in Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Lesjaskog Church
Church building in Lesja Municipality, Norway
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church of San Filippo Neri
Church in Macerata, Italy
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Church of the Holy Saviour (Alcamo)
Church building in Alcamo, Italy
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Empires & Countries 2
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Kharan State founded
Kharan State was founded, with its capital at Kharan.
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Bhor State founded
Bhor State was founded.
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