1693

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Instance of: common year starting and ending on Thursday
Part of: Gregorian calendar
Followed by: 1694
Follows: 1692

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Commons category: 1693
topic's main category: Category:1693
point in time: 1693-01-01
has list: list of state leaders in 1693
category for births in this time period: Category:1693 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:1693 deaths

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January 11: Mount Etna volcano erupts in Italy, leading to earthquake that kills 60,000 people.

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.

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