1698 in France
Years in France: | 1695 1696 1697 1698 1699 1700 1701 |
Centuries: | 16th century · 17th century · 18th century |
Decades: | 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s |
Years: | 1695 1696 1697 1698 1699 1700 1701 |
Events from the year 1698 in France.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Louis XIV
Events
- October 24 – Iberville and Bienville sail from Brest to the Gulf of Mexico to defend the southern borders of New France; they will eventually found three capitals of Louisiana (New France), as the future American cities: Mobile, Biloxi & New Orleans.[1]
Births
- July 17 – Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, French mathematician (d. 1759)
- September 6 – Jean Thurel, French soldier (d. 1807)
- date unknown – Bernard Forest de Bélidor, French engineer (d. 1761)
Deaths
- January 10 – Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637)
- May 15 – Marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642)
- November 28 – Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor of New France (b. 1622)
References
- ↑ O’Neill, C.E. (1974). "Le Moyne de Bienville, Jean-Baptiste". In Halpenny, Francess G. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. III (1741–1770) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
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