1693 (MDCXCIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1693rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 693rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 93rd year of the 17th century, and the 4th year of the 1690s decade. As of the start of 1693, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Millennium: 2nd millennium
Centuries:
Decades:
Years:
January 11: Mount Etna volcano erupts in Italy, leading to earthquake that kills 60,000 people.
1693 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar1693
MDCXCIII
Ab urbe condita2446
Armenian calendar1142
ԹՎ ՌՃԽԲ
Assyrian calendar6443
Balinese saka calendar1614–1615
Bengali calendar1100
Berber calendar2643
English Regnal yearWill. & Mar. – 6 Will. & Mar.
Buddhist calendar2237
Burmese calendar1055
Byzantine calendar7201–7202
Chinese calendar壬申年 (Water Monkey)
4390 or 4183
    — to —
癸酉年 (Water Rooster)
4391 or 4184
Coptic calendar1409–1410
Discordian calendar2859
Ethiopian calendar1685–1686
Hebrew calendar5453–5454
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat1749–1750
 - Shaka Samvat1614–1615
 - Kali Yuga4793–4794
Holocene calendar11693
Igbo calendar693–694
Iranian calendar1071–1072
Islamic calendar1104–1105
Japanese calendarGenroku 6
(元禄6年)
Javanese calendar1616–1617
Julian calendarGregorian minus 10 days
Korean calendar4026
Minguo calendar219 before ROC
民前219年
Nanakshahi calendar225
Thai solar calendar2235–2236
Tibetan calendar阳水猴年
(male Water-Monkey)
1819 or 1438 or 666
    — to —
阴水鸡年
(female Water-Rooster)
1820 or 1439 or 667

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Births edit

 
Matthew Hutton (archbishop of Canterbury) born 3 January
 
José del Campillo born 13 February
 
Malhar Rao Holkar born 16 March
 
Mary Alexander born 16 April
 
Anne Sophie Reventlow born 16 April
 
Thomas Gent born 4 May
 
Diego de Torres Villarroel born 17 June
 
Christian August Hausen born 19 June
 
Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach born 13 September
 
Marie-Madeleine de Parabère born 6 October
 
Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon born 22 November
 
Nathaniel Appleton born 9 December

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Deaths edit

 
Mehmed IV died 6 January
 
Marguerite de la Sablière died 6 January
 
Federico Visconti died 7 January
 
John de Britto died 4 February
 
Constantin Cantemir died 24 March
 
Adriaantje Hollaer died 31 March
 
Roger de Rabutin, comte de Bussy died 9 April
 
Rutger von Ascheberg died 17 April
 
Madame de La Fayette died 25 May
 
Willem Kalf died 31 July
 
Flavio Chigi died 13 September
 
Bankei Yōtaku died 30 September
 
Theodor von Strattman died 25 October
 
Kyprian Zochovskyj died 26 October
 
Job Adriaenszoon Berckheyde died 23 November
 
Willem van de Velde the Elder died 13 December

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References edit

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