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Died on Sunday August 29, 1688
- Joannes Daems (65), Schilde
- Cornelis van Vliet (84), Naaldwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Sarah Stone (60), Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut
- Joan Antonio Ategortua Ossa (70), Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia
- Ariaentje Joris (52)
- Mary Knapp (75), Boston, Suffolk, MA
- Cornelis theuniszn van Vliet (84), Naaldwijk
- Joannes DAEMS (65), Schilde, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
- Elizabeth Peck (18), Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
- Elisabeth CAEIJERS, Mol, Mol, Antwerpen, België
Born on August 29
- 1619 » Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances († 1683)
- 1628 » John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1701)
- 1632 » John Locke, English physician and philosopher († 1704)
- 1724 » Giovanni Battista Casti, Italian poet and author († 1803)
- 1725 » Charles Townshend, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer († 1767)
- 1728 » Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony, electress of Bavaria († 1797)
- 1756 » Count Heinrich von Bellegarde, Austrian general and politician († 1845)
- 1756 » Jan Śniadecki, Polish mathematician and astronomer († 1830)
- 1773 » Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer († 1858)
- 1777 » Hyacinth, Russian religious leader, founded Sinology († 1853)
Died on August 29
- 1533 » Atahualpa, Inca emperor (b. 1497)
- 1542 » Cristóvão da Gama, Portuguese commander (b. 1516)
- 1604 » Hamida Banu Begum, Mughal empress (b. 1527)
- 1657 » John Lilburne, English activist (b. 1614)
- 1712 » Gregory King, English genealogist, engraver, and statistician (b. 1648)
- 1749 » Matthias Bel, Hungarian pastor and polymath (b. 1684)
- 1769 » Edmond Hoyle, English author and educator (b. 1672)
- 1780 » Jacques-Germain Soufflot, French architect, co-designed The Panthéon (b. 1713)
- 1799 » Pius VI, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1717)
- 1844 » Edmund Ignatius Rice, Irish missionary and educator, founded the Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers (b. 1762)
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
- Jeanne
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)
- 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 5 » William III of England lands with a Dutch fleet at Brixham.
- November 9 » Glorious Revolution: William of Orange captures Exeter.
- December 9 » Glorious Revolution: Williamite forces defeat Jacobites at Battle of Reading, forcing flight of James II from the country.
- December 11 » Glorious Revolution: James II of England, while trying to flee to France, throws the Great Seal of the Realm into the River Thames.