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Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century Decades: 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s - 1690s - 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s Years: 1692 1693 1694 1695 1696 - 1697 - 1698 1699 1700 1701 1702 Events Christopher Polhem starts Sweden's first technical school. The royal castle īTre Kronorī 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 September 20 - The Treaty of Ryswick Births March 9 - Friederike Caroline Neuber[?], actress (+ 1760) August 6 - Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor October 7 - Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canale), Italian artist November 10 - William Hogarth, English artist Deaths Karl XI of Sweden[?] dies of stomach cancer. January 8 - Thomas Aikenhead[?] hanged for blasphemy, near Edinburgh, Scotland.
Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century
Decades: 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s - 1690s - 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s
Years: 1692 1693 1694 1695 1696 - 1697 - 1698 1699 1700 1701 1702
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