What Happened In January 1697 In History

Historical Events for January, 1697

• 8th » Last execution for blasphemy in Britain; of Thomas Aikenhead, student, at Edinburgh.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1697

• 30th » Johann Joachim Quantz, German flute player and composer (d. 1773)

Famous Deaths for January 1697

• 1st » Filippo Baldinucci, Florentine historian and author (b. 1624)
• 26th » Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (b. 1640)
• 28th » Sir John Fenwick, 3rd Baronet, English politician (b. 1645)

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