| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1697 | Amalia Catharina Countess of Erbach Died |
| 1697 | Georg Christoph Bach Died |
| 1697 | Josse Boutmy Was Born |
| 1697 | Nicolaus Bruhns Died |
| 1697 | William Child Died |
| 1697 | Cornelius Heinrich Dretzel Was Born |
| May 26 1697 | Adam Falckenhagen Was Born |
| 1697 | Jean-Marie Leclair Was Born |
| 1697 | Giuseppe de Majo Was Born |
| 1697 | Giovanni Benedetto Platti Was Born |
| 1697 | Johann Joachim Quantz Was Born |
| 1697 | Francesco Antonio Vallotti Was Born |
| January 08 1697 | Thomas Aikenhead Was Executed At Edinburgh |
| March 13 1697 | The Spaniards Conquer Maya Kindom's Capital |
| May 07 1697 | Stockholm's Royal Castle Destroyed In Fire |
| September 05 1697 | French Warship Defeats English Squadron |
| September 11 1697 | Battle Of Zenta |
| September 20 1697 | Treaty Of Ryswick Ends Nine Years' War |
| November 09 1697 | Cervia Founded By Pope Innocent XII |
| December 02 1697 | Consecration Of St Paul's Cathedral In London |