Historical Events Jan 14 Massachusetts holds day of fasting for wrongly persecuting "witches" Jan 26 Venice, Poland & Austria sign Treaty of Karlowitz with Ottoman Empire, ending the Great Turkish War (1683-97) - 1st time Ottomans concede significant territory Events in 1699 Famous Birthdays Jan 2 Osman III, sultan of Turkey (1754-57), born in Edirne Palace, Edirne (d. 1757) Jan 9 Robert Joseph Pothier, French lawyer (influential writer on French Law), born in Orléans, France (d. 1772) Born in 1699 Famous Deaths Jan 21 Obadiah Walker, English writer (b. 1616) Jan 27 William Temple, English diplomat and advisor to Charles II, dies at 70 Dec 1698 History by Year Feb 1699 Famous Sports Stars Baseball Players Basketball Stars Boxers Footballers NFL Stars Tennis Champions
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