1697 Details, Meaning 1697 Article and Explanation Guide

1697 Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

Years: 1694 1695 1696 - 1697 - 1698 1699 1700
Decades: 1660s 1670s 1680s - 1690s - 1700s 1710s 1720s
Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1697 in literature 1697 in science 1697 state leaders

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September 20 - The Treaty of Ryswick
December 2 – St Paul's Cathedral opened in London
Peter the Great travels in Europe officially incognito 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 crowned king at the age of 15.
Tayassal, capital of the Peten Itza Maya, the last independent Mesoamerican state, is conquered by Spain
The Manchu Empire conquers western Mongolia

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