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Died on Tuesday August 31, 1688
- Maria Magdalena van Oettingen Baldern (69), Baden
- Maria Magdalena von Oettingen-Baldern (69), Schloß, Freudenstadt, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Maria Magdalena von Oettingen-Baldern von OETTINGEN (69), Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
- Maria Magdalena van Öttingen-Baldern, Baden
- Princess Maria Oettingen-Baldern (69), Schloß, Freudenstadt, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Maria Magadalena Van Oettingen-Baldern (69), Baden
- Mary Constable (68), St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, England
- Willemke Mathijs Egidius ! van Osch (60), Den Dungen, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Marie d'Oettingen-Baldern (69)
- Maria Magdalene ZU OETTINGEN-BALDERN (69), Baden, Germany
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 31, 1688 at Delpher
Born on August 31
- 1569 » Jahangir, Mughal emperor († 1627)
- 1652 » Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Italian nobleman († 1708)
- 1663 » Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker († 1705)
- 1721 » George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1775)
- 1741 » Jean-Paul-Égide Martini, French composer and educator († 1816)
- 1748 » Jean-Étienne Despréaux, French ballet dancer, choreographer, composer, and playwright († 1820)
- 1767 » Henry Joy McCracken, Irish businessman and activist, founded the Society of United Irishmen († 1798)
- 1775 » Agnes Bulmer, English poet and author († 1836)
- 1797 » Stephen Geary, English architect, inventor and entrepreneur († 1854)
- 1802 » Husein Gradaščević, Ottoman general († 1834)
Died on August 31
- 1645 » Francesco Bracciolini, Italian poet (b. 1566)
- 1654 » Ole Worm, Danish physician and historian (b. 1588)
- 1688 » John Bunyan, English preacher, theologian, and author (b. 1628)
- 1730 » Gottfried Finger, Czech-German viol player and composer (b. 1660)
- 1741 » Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German academic and jurist (b. 1681)
- 1772 » William Borlase, English geologist and historian (b. 1695)
- 1795 » François-André Danican Philidor, French-English chess player and composer (b. 1726)
- 1799 » Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect and academic, designed the Bernstorff Palace and Marienlyst Castle (b. 1720)
- 1811 » Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French admiral and explorer (b. 1729)
- 1814 » Arthur Phillip, English admiral and politician, 1st Governor of New South Wales (b. 1738)
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)
- May 10 » King Narai nominates Phetracha as regent, leading to the revolution of 1688 in which Phetracha becomes king of the Ayutthaya Kingdom.
- 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.
- 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.