Explore 168 historical events from 1690–1699.
Isaac de Benserade was a French poet and playwright.
Isaac de Benserade, French author and poet (born 1613)
A Williamite was a follower of King William III who deposed King James II in the Glorious Revolution. William, the Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, replaced James with the suppor…
Williamite forces defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of Aughrim, the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland.
William III and II, also known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch …
King William III of England (William of Orange) lands in Ireland to confront the former King James II
The Nine Years' War was a European great power conflict from 1688 to 1697 between France and the Grand Alliance. Fought primarily in Europe, related conflicts include the Williamit…
War of the Grand Alliance: Marshal de Luxembourg triumphs over an Anglo-Dutch army at the battle of Fleurus.
The Glorious Revolution was the deposition of King James II in November 1688. He was replaced by his daughter Mary II and her Dutch husband, James's nephew William III of Orange. T…
Glorious Revolution: Battle of the Boyne in Ireland (as reckoned under the Julian calendar).
The Nine Years' War was a European great power conflict from 1688 to 1697 between France and the Grand Alliance. Fought primarily in Europe, related conflicts include the Williamit…
Nine Years' War: French naval forces led by Anne Hilarion de Tourville fresh from their victory at Beachy Head sail…
Job Charnock was an English administrator with the East India Company. He is widely regarded by historians as the founder of the city of Calcutta (Kolkata); however, this view was …
Job Charnock of the East India Company establishes a factory in Calcutta, an event formerly considered the founding of…
Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick was the first multi-page newspaper published in British America. After its first issue, which carried an account that offended the c…
Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick, the first newspaper to appear in the Americas, is published for the…
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, 7th Seigneur of Sark, commonly known by his earlier title Lord Carteret, was a British statesman and Lord President of the Council from 1751 to 1…
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English politician, Lord President of the Council (died 1763)
Giovanni Antonio Giay was an Italian composer. His compositional output includes 15 operas, 5 symphonies, and a significant amount of sacred music.
Giovanni Antonio Giay, Italian composer (died 1764)
Peter Dens was a Flemish Roman Catholic theologian.
Peter Dens, Flemish theologian and academic (died 1775)
Ignazio Prota was an Italian composer and music educator. He was the father of composer Tommaso Prota and the grandfather of composer Gabriele Prota.
Ignazio Prota, Italian composer and educator (died 1748)
Peter Jansen Wessel Tordenskiold was a Norwegian naval officer and Vice-Admiral of the Royal Dano-Norwegian fleet during the Great Northern War. Born in Trondheim, he travelled to …
Peter Tordenskjold, Norwegian admiral (died 1720)
Martin Folkes was an English antiquary, numismatist, mathematician and astronomer who served as the president of the Royal Society from 1741 to 1752.
Martin Folkes, English mathematician and astronomer (died 1754)
David Teniers the Younger or David Teniers II was a Flemish Baroque painter, printmaker, and artist. He was an extremely versatile artist known for his prolific output. He was an i…
David Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter and educator (born 1610)
John Eliot was a Puritan missionary to Native Americans who some called "the apostle to the Indians", and the founder of Roxbury Latin School in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 164…
John Eliot, English-American minister and missionary (born 1604)
Giovanni Legrenzi was an Italian composer of opera, vocal and instrumental music, and organist, of the Baroque era. He was one of the most prominent composers in Venice in the late…
Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian organist and composer (born 1626)
Philip William of Neuburg, Elector Palatine was Count Palatine of Neuburg from 1653 to 1690, Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1653 to 1679 and Elector of the Palatinate from 1685 to 16…
Philip William, Elector Palatine, German Count Palatine of Neuburg (born 1615)
Girolamo Corner or Cornaro was a Venetian nobleman and statesman. He served in high military posts during the Morean War against the Ottoman Empire, leading the Venetian conquest o…
Girolamo Corner, Venetian statesman and military commander (born 1632)
Robert Barclay was a Scottish Quaker, one of the most eminent writers belonging to the Religious Society of Friends and a member of the Clan Barclay. He was a son of Col. David Bar…
Robert Barclay, Scottish theologian and politician, 2nd Governor of East Jersey (born 1648)
Juan de Valdés Leal was a Spanish painter and etcher of the Baroque era.
Juan de Valdés Leal, Spanish painter and illustrator (born 1622)
Margaret Mary Alacoque was a French Visitation nun and mystic who promoted devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in its modern form.
Margaret Mary Alacoque, French mystic (born 1647)
Hieronymus van Beverningh was a prominent Dutch regent, diplomat, amateur botanist, and patron of the arts, who lived during the Dutch Golden Age.
Hieronymus van Beverningh, Dutch diplomat and politician (born 1614)
A Williamite was a follower of King William III who deposed King James II in the Glorious Revolution. William, the Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, replaced James with the suppor…
Williamite forces defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of the Boyne near Drogheda, marking a turning point in the…