1699
1699 is a year in the 17th century.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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| Centuries: | 16th century – 17th century – 18th century |
| Decades: | 1660s 1670s 1680s – 1690s – 1700s 1710s 1720s |
| Years: | 1696 1697 1698 – 1699 – 1700 1701 1702 |
The most important events
- January 26 – Treaty of Karlowitz signed.
- March 30 – the tenth Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh made the Khalsa.
- May 1 – Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville starts the first European settlement in the Mississippi River Valley.
- William Dampier goes to and discovers what is at the northwest coast of Australia.
Births
- March 23 – John Bartram the American botanist (died 1777)
- March 25 – Johann Adolf Hasse the German composer (died 1783)
- April 17 - Robert Blair the Scottish poet and cleric (died 1746)
- May 1 – Hans Joachim von Zieten the Prussian field marshal (died 1786)
- May 13 – Marquis of Pombal the Prime Minister of Portugal (died 1782)
- November 2 – Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin the French painter (died 1779)
- November 25 - Pierre Subleyras the French painter (died 1749)
- December 10 – King Christian VI of Denmark (died 1746)
Deaths
- January 21 – Obadiah Walker the English writer (born 1616)
- March 12 – Peder Griffenfeld the Danish statesman (born 1635)
- April 21 – Jean Racine the French playwright (born 1639)
- April 22 – Hans Erasmus Aßmann, Freiherr von Abschatz the German statesman and poet (born 1646)
- May 12 – Lucas Achtschellinck the Flemish painter (born 1626)
- May 15 – Edward Petre the English Jesuit and privy councillor (born 1631)
- June 22 – Josiah Child the English Governor of the East India Company (born 1630)
- September 26 – Simon Arnauld de Pomponne the French diplomat and minister of Louis XIV (born 1618).
- August 25 – Christian V the King of Denmark and Norway (born 1646)
- November 29 – Patrick Gordon the Scottish general (born 1635)