1696

Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century

Decades: 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s - 1690s - 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s

Years: 1691 1692 1693 1694 1695 - 1696 - 1697 1698 1699 1700 1701

This year had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since 1500 had it have been in use that long. See 1903.

Births

• March 5 - Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, painter (+ 1770)

Deaths

• June 17 - John III of Poland
• Empress Meisho of Japan