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January 4: In England, the Palace of Whitehall is destroyed by fire. June 22: Executions of 57 leaders of the Streltsy uprising begin in Russia and last for seven days (1881 painting by Vasily Surikov)
1698 (MDCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1698th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 698th year of the 2nd millennium, the 98th year of the 17th century, and the 9th year of the 1690s decade. As of the start of 1698, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.