January 1697

What Happened in January 1697

Historical Events

Event of Interest

Jan 26 Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli's 6 month time-limit problem, solves problem before going to bed that same night

Physicist & Mathematician Isaac Newton — Physicist & Mathematician
Isaac Newton

Famous Birthdays

Jan 1 Johann Pfeiffer, composer
Jan 16 Richard Savage, English poet and playwright (d. 1743) date not proven
Jan 30 Johann Joachim Quantz, German royal flautist & composer, born in Scheden, Germany (d. 1773)

Famous Deaths

Jan 1 Filippo Baldinucci, Florentine biographer & art historian, dies at 71
Jan 6 Carlo Mannelli, Italian composer, dies at 56
Jan 26 Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (b. 1640)
Jan 28 John Fenwick, English conspirator

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