Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ... Events January 27 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed II to Mustafa II (1695-1703) July 17 - The Bank of Scotland is founded by an Act of Parliament of the old Scottish Parliament. ... The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long. ... Events January 4 - Palace of Whitehall in London is destroyed by fire. ... Events January 26 - Treaty of Karlowitz signed March 30 - the tenth Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh created the Khalsa. ... Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... Events and Trends Samuel Pepys begins his famous diary in 1660 and ends it, due to failing eyesight in 1669. ... Events and Trends Newton and Leibniz independently discover calculus. ... Events and Trends The Treaty of Ratisbon between France and England in 1684 ended the Age of Buccaneers. ... Events and Trends Thomas Neale designed Seven Dials The Salem Witchcraft Trials are held in Massachusetts Bay Colony (1692). ... Events and trends The Bonneville Slide blocks the Columbia River near the site of present-day Cascade Locks, Oregon with a land bridge 200 feet (60 m) high. ... Events and Trends World Leaders King Louis XIV of France (1643 - 1715) Philippe II of Orléans, Regent of France (1715 - 1723). ... Events and Trends Manufacture of the earliest surviving pianos. ... Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ... Events January 27 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed II to Mustafa II (1695-1703) July 17 - The Bank of Scotland is founded by an Act of Parliament of the old Scottish Parliament. ... The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long. ... Events January 4 - Palace of Whitehall in London is destroyed by fire. ... Events January 26 - Treaty of Karlowitz signed March 30 - the tenth Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh created the Khalsa. ... Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... See also: 1690s in architecture, other events of the 1700s, 1710s in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... See also: 1696 in literature, other events of 1697, 1698 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1696 in music, other events of 1697, 1698 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Antonio Stradivari makes the Castelbarco cello. ... The year 1697 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. ... 1696 colonial governors - Events of 1697 - 1698 colonial governors - Colonial governors by year See also: List of state leaders in 1697 Portugal Angola - Henrique Jacques de Magalhães, Governor of Angola (1694-1697) Luís César de Meneses, Governor of Angola (1697-1701) Categories: 1697 | Lists of colonial governors... 1696 state leaders - Events of 1697 - 1698 state leaders - State leaders by year See also: List of religious leaders in 1697 List of international organization leaders in 1697 List of colonial governors in 1697 Africa Dahomey - Akaba, King of Dahomey (1680-1708) Asia China (Qing Dynasty) - Kangxi, Emperor of China... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ab urbe condita (AUC or a. ... Dates are marked by the letters ԹՎ or the like, often with a line over, indicating tvin (in the year) followed by one to four letters, each of which stands for a number based on its order in the alphabet. ... The Chinese calendar (Traditional Chinese:農曆; Simplified Chinese: 农历; pinyin: nónglì) is a lunisolar calendar incorporating elements of a lunar calendar with those of a solar calendar. ... The Chinese sexagenary cycle (干支 pinyin: gānzhī) is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles, the ten Heavenly Stems (十干; shígān) and the twelve Earthly Branches (十二支; shíèrzhī). These have been traditionally used as a means of numbering the years, not only in China... The Ethiopian calendar or Ethiopic calendar is the principal calendar used in Ethiopia. ... The Hebrew calendar (Hebrew: ) or Jewish calendar is the annual calendar used in Judaism. ... The Hindu calendar used in Vedic times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization, and today there are several regional Indian calendars, as well as an Indian national calendar. ... There is disagreement as to the meaning of the Indian word Samvat. ... The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. ... Kali Yuga is also the title of a book by Roland Charles Wagner. ... The Iranian calendar (also known as Persian calendar or the Jalaali Calendar) is a solar calendar currently used in Iran and Afghanistan. ... The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar (also called Hijri calendar, Arabic التقويم الهجري) is the calendar used to date events in many predominantly Muslim countries, and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic holy days. ... Koinobori, flags decorated like koi, are popular decorations around Childrens Day This mural on the wall of a Tokyo subway station celebrates Hazuki, the eighth month. ... The Runic calendar (or Rune staff) appears to have been a medieval Swedish invention, whereas clog almanacs appear in several European countries. ...

Events

• September 11 - Battle of Zenta, Prince Eugene of Savoy crushed Ottoman army of Mustafa II
• September 20 - The Treaty of Ryswick
• December 2 – St Paul's Cathedral opened in London
• Peter the Great travels in Europe officially incognito as "artilleryman Pjotr Mikhailov"
• Use of palanquins increases in Europe
• Christopher Polhem starts Sweden's first technical school.
• The royal castle "Tre Kronor" in Stockholm burns to the ground. A large portion of the royal library is destroyed.
• Karl XII of Sweden is crowned king at the age of 15.
• Tayasal, capital of the Peten Itza Maya, the last independent Mesoamerican state, is conquered by Spain
• The Manchu Empire conquers western Mongolia

September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... Combatants Austria Ottoman Empire Commanders Prince Eugene of Savoy Sultan Mustafa II Strength 34,000 foot soldiers, 16,000 cavalry solders, and 60 guns above 80,000 Casualties 500 30,000 The Battle of Zenta was a decisive victory for Austrian forces in the Great Turkish War (1683–1699). ... Eugene of Savoy (part of a statue in front of the Hofburg in Vienna) François-Eugène, Prince of Savoy-Carignan, known as Prinz Eugen in German (October 16, 1663-April 24, 1736) was a noted general. ... Sultan Mustafa II Mustafa II (February 6, 1664 – December 28, 1703) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1695 to 1703. ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... The Treaty of Ryswick was signed on 20 September 1697 and named after Ryswick (also known as Rijswijk) in the United Provinces (now the Netherlands). ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... St Pauls Cathedral from the south St Pauls Cathedral is a cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. ... London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... Portrait of Peter by Paul Delaroche Peter I (Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич or Pyotr I Alekseyevich) (Peter Alexeyevich Romanov) (9 June 1672–8 February 1725 [30 May 1672– 28 January 1725 O.S.] [1]) ruled Russia from 7 May (27 April O.S.) 1682 until his death. ... Japanese Palanquin Indian Palanquin A palanquin aka palkhi is a covered sedan chair (or litter) carried on four poles. ... Christopher Polhem (December 18, 1661- August 30, 1751) was a Swedish scientist and inventor, born in Visby on the island of Gotland. ... Stockholm panorama from the City Hall is the capital of Sweden, located on the south east coast of Sweden. ... Charles XII, Karl XII or Carolus Rex, (June 17, 1682 - November 30, 1718) was a King of Sweden (1697 - 1718). ... Flores is the capital city of El Petén department of Guatemala. ... El Petén is a department of the nation of Guatemala. ... Mayan Studies This article is about the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. ... Mesoamerica is the region extending from central Mexico south to the northwestern border of Costa Rica that gave rise to a group of stratified, culturally related agrarian civilizations spanning an approximately 3,000-year period before the European discovery of the New World by Columbus. ... The Qing Dynasty (Chinese: 清朝; Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ching chao; Manchu: daicing gurun), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was a dynasty founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China, expanded into China and the surrounding territories, establishing the Empire of the Great Qing...

Births

• January 30 - Johann Joachim Quantz, German flutist and composer (d. 1773)
• March 9 - Friederike Caroline Neuber, actress (d. 1760)
• August 6 - Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1745)
• October 7 - Canaletto, Italian artist (d. 1768)
• November 10 - William Hogarth, English artist (d. 1764)

January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Johann Joachim Quantz (January 30, 1697–July 12, 1773) was a German flutist, flute maker and composer. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII Emperor Charles VII Albert (Brussels August 6, 1697 – January 20, 1745 in Munich), a member of the Wittelsbach family, was Holy Roman Emperor from January 24, 1742 until his death in 1745. ... // Events May 11 - War of Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy - At Fontenoy, French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army including the Black Watch June 4 – Frederick the Great destroys Austrian army at Hohenfriedberg August 19 - Beginning of the 45 Jacobite Rising at Glenfinnan September 12 - Francis I is elected... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... The Stonemasons Yard, painted 1726-30. ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... William Hogarth, self-portrait, 1745 William Hogarth (November 10, 1697 – October 26, 1764) was a major English painter, engraver, pictorial satirist, and editorial cartoonist who has been credited as a pioneer in western sequential art. ... 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Deaths

• January 8 - Thomas Aikenhead (hanged)
• January 26 - Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (b. 1640)
• January 28 - John Fenwick, English conspirator
• March 1 - Francesco Redi, Italian physician (b. 1626)
• March 19 - Nicolaus Bruhns, German organist and composer (b. 1665)
• March 26 - Godfrey McCulloch, Scottish politician and murderer (executed) (b. 1640)
• March 27 - Simon Bradstreet, English colonial magistrate (b. 1603)
• April 5 - King Charles XI of Sweden (stomach cancer) (b. 1655)
• April 8 - Niels Juel, Danish admiral (b. 1629)
• October 31 - William Moore, Captain William Kidd's Gunner (hemorage in head cased by Captain Kidd hitting him with a bucket)
• November 22 - Libéral Bruant, French architect