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Born on Sunday January 25, 1688
- Barbara van Gilse (Gilzen), Rotterdam, Nederland
- Aeltje Hendriks Visscher, Vollenhove, Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Nederland († 1721)
- Atalia van Noorden, Vlaardingen
- AALTJEN HENDRIKS VIS, Vollenhove, Overijssel, Nederland
- Aaltje Bakker, Bleiswijk
- Catharina Witvrouwen
- Anna Willems van den Bos, Rotterdam
- Aaltjen Hendriks, Vollenhove, Nederland († 1720)
- Anna Maria Peter Schollen, Tilburg († 1721)
- Aeltjen Hendriks Donker, Vollenhove,, Overijssel, Nederland († 1721)
Died on Sunday January 25, 1688
- Margarete NN1 (58), Birkelbach, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Anneken Hendrik Geert van der Buijten (58), Wuustwezel (B)
- Jan Geridsz Mastenbroek (1), Charlois, zh.nld
- Jean Oudart (58), Troisvilles (F)
- Jan Gerrits MASTENBROEK (2)
- Theodora <Petri> Trijnen vulgo van den Beucken (78), Helden, Limburg, Nederland
- Cornelius STRATENUS (47), Amsterdam
- Marguerite Manchon (50), Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada
- Maria Claus, Sint-Niklaas
- John Thorne Blake (69), Dorchester, Suffolk County, Dominion of New England
Born on January 25
- 1618 » Nicolaes Visscher I, Dutch engraver and cartographer († 1679)
- 1627 » Robert Boyle, Irish-English chemist and physicist († 1691)
- 1634 » Gaspar Fagel, Dutch politician and diplomat († 1688)
- 1635 » Daniel Casper von Lohenstein, German writer, diplomat and lawyer († 1683)
- 1640 » William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and politician, Lord Steward of the Household († 1707)
- 1736 » Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Italian-French mathematician and astronomer († 1813)
- 1739 » Charles François Dumouriez, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence († 1823)
- 1743 » Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, German philosopher and author († 1819)
- 1750 » Johann Gottfried Vierling, German organist and composer († 1813)
- 1755 » Paolo Mascagni, Italian physician and anatomist (probable; d. 1815)
Died on January 25
- 1559 » Christian II of Denmark (b. 1481)
- 1578 » Mihrimah Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1522)
- 1586 » Lucas Cranach the Younger, German painter (b. 1515)
- 1640 » Robert Burton, English physician and scholar (b. 1577)
- 1670 » Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1612)
- 1726 » Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (b. 1675)
- 1733 » Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 1st Baronet, English banker and politician, Lord Mayor of London (b. 1652)
- 1751 » Paul Dudley, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1675)
- 1852 » Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian admiral, cartographer, and explorer (b. 1778)
- 1872 » Richard S. Ewell, American general (b. 1817)
Names that were popular for boys in 1688
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Willem
- Jean
- Hendrik
- Jacobus
- John
- Gerrit
- Johann
- Thomas
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1688
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Neeltje
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Johanna
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Anne
- Jannetje
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Lijsbeth
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 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 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 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.