What happened in 1698?
41 recorded events in 1698, including 18 in people, 11 in architecture & engineering and 4 in religion & belief systems.
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Wars & Conflicts 1
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Battle of Podhajce
1698 battle during the Great Turkish War
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of The Hague
1698 treaty between France, Britain and the Dutch republic
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People 18
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Willem de Vlamingh died
Dutch sea captain and explorer (1640–1702)
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Rasmus Bartholin died
Danish scientist, physician and grammarian (1625-1698)
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Francesco Negri died
Catholic priest and scholar
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Philippe Avril died
French missionary
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William Molyneux died
Irish natural philosopher and writer on politics
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Georg Andreas Böckler died
German architect and engineer
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Richard Morton died
English doctor
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Carlo Renaldini died
Italian mathematician and engineer
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Moyse Charas died
French pharmacist (1619-1698)
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François Villette died
French engineer
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Elizabeth van der Woude died
Dutch writer
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Marie Champmeslé died
French actress
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Nader Shah born
Born in Dastgerd. Shah of Iran (r. 1736–47) and founder of the Afsharid dynasty.
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Pietro Metastasio born
Born in Rome. Italian poet and librettist (1698–1782).
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Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis born
Born in Saint-Malo. French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters.
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Johann Jakob Bodmer born
Born in Greifensee. Swiss-German author, academic, critic and poet (1698–1783).
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Pyotr Saltykov born
Born in Nikolskoye. Russian military commander.
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George Browne born
Born in Limerick. Irish soldier of fortune (1698–1792).
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Inscription of Comentiolus
Inscription in Cartagena, Spain
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Religion & Belief Systems 4
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Church of Saint Maximus the Confessor in Varvarka
Temple in Tverskoy District, Russia
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Alba Iulia Synod
1698 convention of Transylvanian Orthodox clergy
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Mariä Himmelfahrt
Filial church in Niederachen, Germany
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Mariä Heimsuchung
Filial church in Glashütte, Kreuth, Germany
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Economy & Trade 2
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Berry Brothers & Rudd
British wine and spirit merchant
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Shepherd Neame Limited
British brewer and pub company based in Faversham Kent
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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Terremoto de Ambato de 1698
Terremoto en Ecuador en 1698
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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Streltsy Uprising
Uprising of the Moscow Streltsy regiments in 1698
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Architecture & Engineering 11
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Trinity Church
Episcopal parish church in Manhattan, New York, United States
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Tessin Palace
Palace
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Copper-Roof Palace
Palace in Poland
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Sternberg Palace
Building and art museum in Prague, Czech Republic, that is part of the National Gallery in Prague
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Basilica on the Holy Mountain
Church building in Głogówko, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland
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Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church
Historic church and graveyard in Philadelphia
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Saint Mary's Catholic Church
Church building in Konak, İzmir, Turkey
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Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo
Anacapri
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Palais Caprara-Geymüller
Building in Innere Stadt, Austria
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Holy Trinity Church
Church in Wilmington, Delaware
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Brandstorp Church
Church of Sweden church building in Brandstorp, Sweden
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Empires & Countries 1
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Morvi State founded
Morvi State was founded, with its capital at Morbi.
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