What Happened In 1699 - Historical Events 1699

Historical Events for the Year 1699

26th January » Treaty of Karlowitz is signed.
16th February » First Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor called Leopoldine Diploma is issued by the Holy Roman Emperor, recognizing the Greek Catholic clergy enjoyed the same privileges as Roman Catholic priests in the Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711) or Principality
13th April » Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the Tenth Sikh Guru, Created Khalsa on this day at Anandpur Sahib, Punjab.
14th April » Khalsa: The Sikh religion was formalised as the Khalsa - the brotherhood of Warrior-Saints - by Guru Gobind Singh in Northern India, in accordance with the Nanakshahi calendar.

2nd January » Osman III, Ottoman sultan (d. 1757)
14th January » Jakob Adlung, German organist, historian, and theorist (d. 1762)
23rd March » John Bartram, American botanist and explorer (d. 1777)
25th March » Johann Adolph Hasse, German singer-songwriter (d. 1783)
13th May » Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782)
14th May » Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian general (d. 1786)
6th June » Johann Georg Estor, German historian and theorist (d. 1773)
20th June » William Gustav of Anhalt-Dessau (d. 1737)
26th June » Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin, famous French salon hostess of the French Enlightenment known as Enlightenment (d. 1777)
2nd November » Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (d. 1779)
13th November » Jan Zach, Czech violinist, organist, and composer (d. 1773)
8th December » Maria Josepha of Austria (d. 1757)
17th December » Charles-Louis Mion, French composer (d. 1775)
19th December » William Bowyer (printer) or William Bowyer, English printer (d. 1777)

21st January » Obadiah Walker, English academic (b. 1616)
27th February » Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (b. 1625)
12th March » Peder Griffenfeld, Danish politician (b. 1635)
21st April » Jean Racine, French playwright (b. 1639)
22nd April » Hans Erasmus Aßmann, German poet (b. 1646)
12th May » Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (b. 1626)
15th May » Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Baronet, English politician (b. 1631)
22nd June » Josiah Child, English merchant, economist, and politician (b. 1630)
25th August » Christian V of Denmark (b. 1646)
9th November » Hortense Mancini, English mistress of Charles II of England (b. 1646)
29th November » Patrick Gordon, Scottish-Russian general (b. 1635)