1697
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| Years: | 1694 1695 1696 – 1697 – 1698 1699 1700 |
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September 11: The Prince of Savoy defeats the Ottoman Empire's final attack on Hungary at the Battle of Zenta.
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1697 (MDCXCVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1697th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 697th year of the 2nd millennium, the 97th year of the 17th century, and the 8th year of the 1690s decade. As of the start of 1697, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
- September 11 – Battle of Zenta, Prince Eugene of Savoy beat the Ottoman army of Mustafa II
- September 20 – The Treaty of Ryswick
- December 2 – St Paul's Cathedral opened in London
- Peter the Great travels in Europe officially with a false identity as "artilleryman Pjotr Mikhailov"
- Use of palanquins increases in Europe
- Christopher Polhem starts Sweden's first technical school.
- The royal castle "Tre Kronor" in Stockholm burns to the ground. A large portion of the royal library is destroyed.
- Karl XII of Sweden is made king at the age of 15.
- Tayasal, capital of the Peten Itza Maya, the last Mesoamerican state which ruled itself, is taken over by Spain
- The Manchu Empire takes over western Mongolia