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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.