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1696

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Years:
1693 1694 1695 - 1696 - 1697 1698 1699
Decades:
1660s 1670s 1680s - 1690s - 1700s 1710s 1720s
Centuries:
16th century - 17th century - 18th century
1696 in literature
1696 in science
1696 state leaders

The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long. See 1903.

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