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Born on Thursday October 21, 1688
- Cornelia Kemp, Oosterhout
- Elisabetha Peijss, Melick
- Fytien Sardon, Elburg
- Gritie Jacobsdr van Rietbroek, Wassenaar († 1757)
- Grietje Jacobsdr van Rietbroek, Wassenaar († 1757)
- Cornelis Zegersz Langeweg, Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1764)
- Barent ter Beek, Bunschoten
- Esther Walker, Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America († 1749)
- Adriana Jan Roelen, Etten-Leur, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1723)
- Antoni Roelofsz van de Way, Kesteren
Died on Thursday October 21, 1688
- Gislenus (Gislenius) Valcke (62), Anzegem (W-VL) België
- Cornelis Langeweg (7), Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Petronella Blommaert (75), Tielrode (Oost-Vlaanderen, België)
- Albert Jansz. Plomp(ert) (12), Woerden,Woerden,Utrecht,Nederland
- Gilles DELISLE (73), La Croixille, 53086, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France
- Catharina Breys (58), Boom, 2850, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Anna Maria imHof zu Lonerstadt (69)
- Jacobus Damen (Dams) (12), Holtum
- Jacobus Daemen (12), Holtum, Limburg, Niederlande
- Joannes Antonissen van Eeckelen (80), Essen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 21, 1688 at Delpher
Born on October 21
- 1650 » Jean Bart, French admiral († 1702)
- 1658 » Henri de Boulainvilliers, French nobleman († 1722)
- 1675 » Emperor Higashiyama of Japan († 1710)
- 1687 » Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist († 1759)
- 1712 » James Steuart, Scottish economist and author († 1780)
- 1725 » Franz Moritz von Lacy, Austrian field marshal († 1801)
- 1757 » Pierre Augereau, French general († 1816)
- 1762 » Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch general, lawyer, and politician, 36th Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies († 1818)
- 1772 » Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet, philosopher, and critic († 1834)
- 1775 » Giuseppe Baini, Italian priest, composer, and critic († 1844)
Died on October 21
- 1600 » Ōtani Yoshitsugu, Japanese samurai (b. 1558)
- 1623 » William Wade, English politician and diplomat, Lieutenant of the Tower of London (b. 1546)
- 1662 » Henry Lawes, English pianist and composer (b. 1595)
- 1687 » Edmund Waller, English poet and politician (b. 1606)
- 1765 » Giovanni Paolo Panini, Italian painter and architect (b. 1691)
- 1775 » Peyton Randolph, American lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Continental Congress (b. 1721)
- 1777 » Samuel Foote, English actor and playwright (b. 1720)
- 1805 » George Duff, Scottish captain (b. 1764)
- 1805 » Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, English admiral (b. 1758)
- 1805 » John Cooke, English captain (b. 1763)
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)
- 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 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 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.