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Born on Wednesday January 7, 1688
- Hendrick Willemsen, Barneveld († 1690)
- Dionisius VAN DIJCK, Loenhout, Wuustwezel, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium († 1701)
- Geertruijt Gerrits van Heerde, Barneveld
- Elisabeth Meijers, Breda
- Frans Jansz. Admirant, Maassluis († 1689)
- Anna Vorens, Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Gabriel LABULLY-BURTY, Saint-Genix-Sur-Guiers, 73236, Savoie (Frankrijk)
- Jacob Harmensz Raven, Blaricum († 1727)
- Antje Alberts' Kaagman, Enkhuizen († 1766)
- Hugo van Zonnevelt, Zoetermeer
Died on Wednesday January 7, 1688
- Hendrik Dirksz Ruijtenberg (64), Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Maartje Hermansdr Roobol, Maassluis
- Maartje Heermans Roobol (66), Maassluis
- Dieuwertje Huijgen Dievertje Huyge Schaep (27), Brielle, Nederland
- Dieuwertje Huijgens Dievertje Huyge Schaep (27), Brielle
- Hendrik Dirks Ruitenberg (64), Maassluis
- Anthonis Rooman (53), Gijzenzele
- Gilles VASSEUR (83), West-Cappel,59380,Nord,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE
- Johannes Cornelius Nelen (73), Essen-Wildert
- Lambertus JANSEN, Lommel, 3920, Limburg, België
Born on January 7
- 1634 » Adam Krieger, German organist and composer († 1666)
- 1647 » William Louis, Duke of Württemberg († 1677)
- 1685 » Jonas Alströmer, Swedish agronomist and businessman († 1761)
- 1706 » Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher († 1751)
- 1713 » Giovanni Battista Locatelli, Italian director and manager († 1785)
- 1718 » Israel Putnam, American general († 1790)
- 1746 » George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith, Scottish admiral and politician († 1823)
- 1768 » Joseph Bonaparte, Italian king († 1844)
- 1797 » Mariano Paredes, Mexican general and 16th president (1845-1846) († 1849)
- 1800 » Millard Fillmore, American politician, 13th President of the United States († 1874)
Died on January 7
- 1619 » Nicholas Hilliard, English painter and goldsmith (b. 1547)
- 1625 » Ruggiero Giovannelli, Italian composer and author (b. 1560)
- 1655 » Pope Innocent X (b. 1574)
- 1658 » Theophilus Eaton, American farmer and politician, 1st Governor of the New Haven Colony (b. 1590)
- 1694 » Charles Gerard, 1st Earl of Macclesfield, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire (b. 1618)
- 1700 » Raffaello Fabretti, Italian scholar and author (b. 1618)
- 1715 » François Fénelon, French archbishop, theologian, and poet (b. 1651)
- 1758 » Allan Ramsay, Scottish poet and playwright (b. 1686)
- 1767 » Thomas Clap, American minister and academic (b. 1703)
- 1770 » Carl Gustaf Tessin, Swedish politician and diplomat (b. 1695)
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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.
- 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.