Notable Historical Events - 1696
1696 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 31 |
Revolt by undertakers after funeral reforms (Amsterdam) |
Feb 27 |
English/Welsh nobles lay down Oath of Association |
Feb 29 |
English ex-premier Earl Danby accused of corruption |
Mar 7 |
English King William III departs Netherlands |
May 31 |
John Salomonsz elected chief of Saint-Eustatius |
Jul 18 |
Tsar Peter I's fleet occupies Azov at mouth of Don River |
Jul 28 |
De Croissy succeeds Le Plectia as French minister of Finance |
Jul 29 |
Louis XIV. King of France, & Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy, sign Peace of Turin, a turning point in the War of the League of Augsburg |
Aug 13 |
State of Drenthe accredits Willem III as mayor |
Nov 21 |
J Vanbrughe's "Relapse or Virtue in Danger" premieres in London |
Dec 7 |
Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways in the U.S. is completed to Trumbull. |
Dec 19 |
Jean-Francois Regnard's "Le Joueur" premieres in Paris |
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