What is 1693?
{{Year nav|1693}} {{Year in various calendars|1693}} {{Year article header|1693}} ==Events== * January 11 &ndash; [[1693 Sicily earthquake]]: [[Mount Etna]] erupts, causing a devastating [[earthquake]] that affects parts of [[Sicily]] and [[Malta]]. * [[February 8]] &ndash; The [[College of William and Mary]] in [[Williamsburg, Virginia]], is granted a [[Royal charter]] from King [[William III of England|William III]] and Queen [[Mary II of England]]. ==Religion== * Some members of the [[Anabaptist]] movement in Switzerland splits from the group to start the [[Amish]]. ==Births== * [[February 7]] – Empress [[Anna I of Russia]] (d. [[1740]]) * [[March 7]] &ndash; [[Pope Clement XIII]] (d. [[1769]]) * [[March 24]] – [[John Harrison]], English clockmaker (d. [[1776]]) [[Category:1693| ]]