What happened in 1698?

Battle of Podhajce

Wars & Conflicts · Pidhaitsi

1698 battle during the Great Turkish War

Battle of Samothrace

Wars & Conflicts · Samothrace

1698 last significant battle of Great Turkish War

Treaty of The Hague

Politics & Government

1698 treaty between France, Britain and the Dutch republic

Willem de Vlamingh died

People · Oost-Vlieland

Dutch sea captain and explorer (1640–1702)

Rasmus Bartholin died

People · Copenhagen

Danish scientist, physician and grammarian (1625-1698)

Francesco Negri died

People · Ravenna

Catholic priest and scholar

Philippe Avril died

People · Angoulême

French missionary

William Molyneux died

People · Dublin

Irish natural philosopher and writer on politics

Georg Andreas Böckler died

People · Ansbach

German architect and engineer

Richard Morton died

People · London

English doctor

Carlo Renaldini died

People · Ancona

Italian mathematician and engineer

Moyse Charas died

People · Paris

French pharmacist (1619-1698)

François Villette died

People · Lyon

French engineer

Elizabeth van der Woude died

People · Amsterdam

Dutch writer

Marie Champmeslé died

People · Paris

French actress

Nader Shah born

People · Dastgerd

Born in Dastgerd. Shah of Iran (r. 1736–47) and founder of the Afsharid dynasty.

Pietro Metastasio born

People · Rome

Born in Rome. Italian poet and librettist (1698–1782).

Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis born

People · Saint-Malo

Born in Saint-Malo. French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters.

Johann Jakob Bodmer born

People · Greifensee

Born in Greifensee. Swiss-German author, academic, critic and poet (1698–1783).

Pyotr Saltykov born

People · Nikolskoye

Born in Nikolskoye. Russian military commander.

George Browne born

People · Limerick

Born in Limerick. Irish soldier of fortune (1698–1792).

Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg died

People · Hanover

Died in Hanover. German prince (1629-1698).

Inscription of Comentiolus

Exploration & Discovery · Museo Arqueológico Municipal de Cartagena

Inscription in Cartagena, Spain

Church of Saint Maximus the Confessor in Varvarka

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Tverskoy District, Russia

Alba Iulia Synod

Religion & Belief Systems · Alba Iulia

1698 convention of Transylvanian Orthodox clergy

Mariä Himmelfahrt

Religion & Belief Systems · Niederachen

Filial church in Niederachen, Germany

Mariä Heimsuchung

Religion & Belief Systems · Glashütte

Filial church in Glashütte, Kreuth, Germany

St Dunstan-in-the-East

Religion & Belief Systems · City of London

Ruins of parish church on St Dunstan's Hill in the City of London, England, UK

Church of Trinity in Troitse-Lykovo, Moscow

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Strogino District, Russia

Ostrovoyezersky Monastery

Religion & Belief Systems

Monastery in Vorsma, Russia

Saints Peter and Paul chapel, Vitoslavlitsy

Religion & Belief Systems

Orthodox chapel in Veliky Novgorod, Russia

Sint-Annakapel

Religion & Belief Systems · Geijsteren

Chapel near Geijsteren, Netherlands

Old Norriton Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Saint Anthony of Padua Church (Hrabětice)

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Znojmo District of South Moravian region

St. Peter

Religion & Belief Systems

Parish church in Vohburg an der Donau, Upper Bavaria, Germany

St. Johann Baptist

Religion & Belief Systems · Straußdorf

Parish church in Straußdorf, Grafing bei München, Germany

Wakō-ji Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Nishi-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Myōgoku-in Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Ikenohata, Taitō-ku

Christ the King church in Wielin

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Wielin, Poland

rectory

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Simmersberg

Berry Brothers & Rudd

Economy & Trade · London

British wine and spirit merchant

Shepherd Neame Limited

Economy & Trade · Faversham

British brewer and pub company based in Faversham Kent

Terremoto de Ambato de 1698

Disasters & Pandemics

Terremoto en Ecuador en 1698

Streltsy Uprising

Social Movements & Revolutions · Tsardom of Russia

Uprising of the Moscow Streltsy regiments in 1698

Trinity Church

Architecture & Engineering

Episcopal parish church in Manhattan, New York, United States

Tessin Palace

Architecture & Engineering · Gamla stan

Palace

Copper-Roof Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Palace in Poland

Sternberg Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Building and art museum in Prague, Czech Republic, that is part of the National Gallery in Prague

Basilica on the Holy Mountain

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Głogówko, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church

Architecture & Engineering

Historic church and graveyard in Philadelphia

Saint Mary's Catholic Church

Architecture & Engineering · Akdeniz

Church building in Konak, İzmir, Turkey

Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo

Architecture & Engineering

Anacapri

Palais Caprara-Geymüller

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Innere Stadt, Austria

Holy Trinity Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Wilmington, Delaware

Brandstorp Church

Architecture & Engineering · Brandstorp

Church of Sweden church building in Brandstorp, Sweden

Poya Castle

Architecture & Engineering

Castle in Fribourg, Switzerland

Eitai Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge over Sumida river in Tokyo, Japan

Fontana del Garraffo

Architecture & Engineering

Church of Saints Nine Martyrs of Cyzicus

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Moscow

Holy Trinity Church in Shabolovka

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Moscow, Russia

Tomb of Saint Ignatius

Architecture & Engineering · Church of the Gesù

Burial, Altar and Chapel of St Ignatius in Rone

Church of Elijah the Prophet

Architecture & Engineering

Morvi State founded

Empires & Countries · Morbi

Morvi State was founded, with its capital at Morbi.