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Born on Monday February 2, 1688
- Hendrik Willem Madern, Vianen († 1773)
- Franz Ulrich von Kleist, Kowalk († 1757)
- Jacobus Van Assche, Malderen († 1748)
- Jean 1688 ABELLARD, Vezins, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France († 1788)
- Anne Marie NIEMENICHTER, Illfurth, 68720, Haut Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE
- Abe Jeltjes, Oosterlittens, Baarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1693)
- Elisabetha WANIART, Ronse (Sint-Maerten), Belgique († 1758)
- Cornelius Van Neste, Rollegem
- Ancke Heijes Horlings, Onstwedde, Nederlands († 1721)
- Bernardo da Silva Ferrão, Pernes, Santarém, Portugal († 1764)
Died on Monday February 2, 1688
- Marichie Corsen (Maayce) de Groot (32)
- Claude de Flavigny (42), Chambry, Aisne, France
- Egidius "Gillis" Staes (54), Kieldrecht
- Diederik van Romond (31), Enkhuizen
- John Chilmark Mayhew, Sr. (36), Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Martin MONSNIER
- Thomas Unknown (68), Edgartown, Marthas Vinyard, Dukes Co., Mass
- Marichie (Maaycke) Corsen de Groot (26)
- Noëlle SIMON, Beuzeville-la-Bastille, 50052, Manche, Normandie, France
- Marrigje Corsdr. de Groot (30), Onbekend
Born on February 2
- 1650 » Pope Benedict XIII († 1730)
- 1651 » William Phips, Royal governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay († 1695)
- 1669 » Louis Marchand, French organist and composer († 1732)
- 1677 » Jean-Baptiste Morin, French composer († 1745)
- 1695 » François de Chevert, French general († 1769)
- 1695 » William Borlase, English geologist and archaeologist († 1772)
- 1700 » Johann Christoph Gottsched, German author and critic († 1766)
- 1711 » Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg († 1794)
- 1714 » Gottfried August Homilius, German organist and composer († 1785)
- 1717 » Ernst Gideon von Laudon, Austrian field marshal († 1790)
Died on February 2
- 1648 » George Abbot, English author and politician (b. 1603)
- 1660 » Gaston, Duke of Orléans (b. 1608)
- 1660 » Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (b. 1615)
- 1661 » Lucas Holstenius, German geographer and historian (b. 1596)
- 1675 » Ivan Belostenec, Croatian linguist and lexicographer (b. 1594)
- 1688 » Abraham Duquesne, French admiral (b. 1610)
- 1704 » Guillaume de l'Hôpital, French mathematician and academic (b. 1661)
- 1712 » Martin Lister, English physician and geologist (b. 1639)
- 1714 » John Sharp, English archbishop (b. 1643)
- 1723 » Antonio Maria Valsalva, Italian anatomist and physician (b. 1666)
Names that were popular for boys in 1688
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Pieter
- Willem
- Petrus
- Hendrik
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Jansz
- John
- Gerrit
- Joseph
- Henricus
Names that were popular for girls in 1688
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Neeltje
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Johanna
- Jans
- Anne
- Van
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Catherine
- Jannetje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1688
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- May 10 » King Narai nominates Phetracha as regent, leading to the revolution of 1688 in which Phetracha becomes king of the Ayutthaya Kingdom.
- June 30 » The Immortal Seven issue the Invitation to William, which would culminate in the Glorious Revolution.
- September 26 » The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution.
- November 1 » William III of Orange sets out a second time from Hellevoetsluis in the Netherlands to seize the crowns of England, Scotland and Ireland from King James II of England during the Glorious Revolution.
- December 9 » Glorious Revolution: Williamite forces defeat Jacobites at Battle of Reading, forcing flight of James II from the country.
- December 23 » As part of the Glorious Revolution, King James II of England flees from England to Paris, France after being deposed in favor of his nephew, William of Orange and his daughter Mary.