1699
| Years: 1696 1697 1698 – 1699 – 1700 1701 1702 | |
| Decades: 1660s 1670s 1680s – 1690s – 1700s 1710s 1720s | |
| Centuries: 16th century – 17th century – 18th century 1699 in topic: | |
Events
- January 26 – Treaty of Karlowitz signed
- March 30 – the tenth Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh created the Khalsa.
- May 1 – Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville founds the first European settlement in the Mississippi River Valley
- William Dampier explores the northwest coast of Australia.
Births
- February 17 – Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, master builder (d. 1753)
- March 23 – John Bartram, American botanist (d. 1777)
- March 25 – Johann Adolf Hasse, German composer (d. 1783)
- May 13 – Marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782)
- November 2 – Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (d. 1779)
- December 10 – King Christian VI of Denmark (d. 1746)
- Jacob Adlung, German organist and scholar (d. 1762)
- Robert Blair, Scottish poet and cleric (d. 1746)
- Ferdinando Fuga, Italian architect (d. 1781)
- Marie Thérèse Geoffrin, French scholar (d. 1777)
- Joseph Gibbs, English organist and composer (d. 1788)
- Pierre Subleyras, French painter (d. 1749)
Deaths
- April 21 – Jean Racine, French playwright (b. 1639)
- August 25 – King Christian V of Denmark (b. 1646)
- Johann Georg Conradi, German composer
- José Marin, Spanish tenor and composer (b. 1619)
- Baptiste Monnoyer, French painter (b. 1634)
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