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1696 ( MDCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1696th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 696th year of the 2nd millennium, the 96th year of the 17th century, and the 7th year of the 1690s decade.
Great Recoinage of 1696: The Parliament of England passes the Recoinage Act. Colley Cibber 's play Love's Last Shift is first performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London. 27 January – the ship HMS Royal Sovereign (formerly HMS Sovereign of the Seas , 1638) catches fire and burns at Chatham , after 57 years of service.
October 29 – Fuller Baptist Church founded in Kettering, England. December 24 – Inquisition burns number of Marrano Jews in Evora, Portugal. Peter the Great becomes sole tsar of Russia. Polish replaces Ruthenian as an official language of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
May 23, 2020 · 1696 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1696th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 696th year of the 2nd millennium, the 96th year of the 17th century, and the 7th year of the 1690s decade.
The Battle of Dogger Bank is the name of a battle which took place on 17 June 1696 as part of the War of the Grand Alliance. It was a victory for a French force of seven ships over a Dutch force of five ships and the convoy it was escorting.
Aug 14, 2019 · It aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of our national narrative. 1619 and American History|...
Siege of Mombasa (1696–1698) The siege of Mombasa [1] [2] was an attack on the Portuguese city of Mombasa and Fort Jesus by the army of the Ya'rubid ruler of Oman, Saif I bin Sultan, from 13 March 1696 to 13 December 1698.
