1699
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| Centuries: | 16th century · 17th century · 18th century |
| Decades: | 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s |
| Years: | 1696 1697 1698 1699 1700 1701 1702 |
| 1699 by topic: | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 1699 MDCXCIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 2452 |
| Armenian calendar | 1148 ԹՎ ՌՃԽԸ |
| Chinese calendar | 4335/4395-12-1 (戊寅年十二月初一日) — to —
4336/4396-11-11(己卯年十一月十一日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1691 – 1692 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5459 – 5460 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1754 – 1755 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1621 – 1622 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4800 – 4801 |
| Iranian calendar | 1077 – 1078 |
| Islamic calendar | 1111 – 1112 |
| Japanese calendar | Genroku 12 (元禄12年) |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 2359 (皇紀2359年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 11699 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2242 |
1699 (MDCXCIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar).
[edit] Events
- January 26 - Treaty of Karlowitz signed.
- March 30 - the tenth Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh created the Khalsa.
- May 1 - Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville founds the first European settlement in the Mississippi River Valley.
- William Dampier explores the northwest coast of Australia.
[edit] Births
- March 23 - John Bartram, American botanist (died 1777)
- March 25 - Johann Adolf Hasse, German composer (died 1783)
- May 1 - Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (died 1786)
- May 13 - Marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (died 1782)
- November 2 - Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (died 1779)
- December 10 - King Christian VI of Denmark (died 1746)
- Robert Blair, Scottish poet and cleric (died 1746)
- Pierre Subleyras, French painter (died 1749)
[edit] Deaths
- January 21 - Obadiah Walker, English writer (born 1616)
- March 12 - Peder Griffenfeld, Danish statesman (born 1635)
- April 21 - Jean Racine, French playwright (born 1639)
- April 22 - Hans Erasmus Aßmann, Freiherr von Abschatz, German statesman and poet (born 1646)
- May 12 - Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (born 1626)
- May 15 - Edward Petre, English Jesuit and privy councillor (born 1631)
- June 22 - Josiah Child, English Governor of the East India Company (born 1630)
- September 26 - Simon Arnauld de Pomponne, French diplomat and minister of Louis XIV (born 1618).
- August 25 - Christian V, King of Denmark and Norway (born 1646)
- November 29 - Patrick Gordon, Scottish general (born 1635)
