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Born on Monday November 8, 1688
- Ida van Riethoven, Vlaardingen
- Joanna Snepvangers, Zundert († 1704)
- Aaltjen Otten, Onna, Nederland († 1734)
- Anna Barbara Kramer
- Joanna Maria Van Nuffel, Herdersem
- Cornelis VAN HERWIJNEN, Herwijnen
- Berent Alberts Schimmel, Vorden (Bronckhorst) († 1743)
- Hans Fischer, Plötzin (Pruisen)
- Cornelis Aarts van Herwijnen, Herwijnen
- Jan Coerten, Zeddam, Gelderland, Nederland
Died on Monday November 8, 1688
- Lucia Capiteijns (0), Den Dungen
- Katrijna Van Hasselt, Rotterdam
- Josine van Strijdonck (60), Bazel, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Renée COUFFIN (48), Ligné, 44082, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
- Anna Gertrud Nolten (55), Wolfhagen
- Petronella Driessens (51), Deftinge, België
- ELISABETHA NN (73), Bingenheim, Duitsland
- John MARSHALL (93), Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America
- John Marshall Westray (92), Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
- Petronella DRIESSENS (51), Deftinge, 45004, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
Born on November 8
- 1622 » Charles X Gustav of Sweden († 1660)
- 1656 » Edmond Halley, English astronomer and mathematician († 1742)
- 1706 » Johann Ulrich von Cramer, German philosopher and judge († 1772)
- 1710 » Sarah Fielding, English author († 1768)
- 1715 » Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern († 1797)
- 1723 » John Byron, English admiral and politician, 24th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland († 1786)
- 1725 » Johann George Tromlitz, German flute player and composer († 1805)
- 1738 » Barbara Catharina Mjödh, Finnish poet († 1776)
- 1763 » Otto Wilhelm Masing, German-Estonian linguist and author († 1832)
- 1768 » Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom († 1840)
Died on November 8
- 1599 » Francisco Guerrero, Spanish pianist and composer (b. 1528)
- 1600 » Natsuka Masaie, Japanese daimyō (b. 1562)
- 1605 » Robert Catesby, English conspirator, leader of the Gunpowder Plot (b. 1573)
- 1606 » Girolamo Mercuriale, Italian philologist and physician (b. 1530)
- 1658 » Witte de With, Dutch admiral (b. 1599)
- 1674 » John Milton, English poet and philosopher (b. 1608)
- 1719 » Michel Rolle, French mathematician and author (b. 1652)
- 1773 » Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (b. 1721)
- 1817 » Andrea Appiani, Italian painter and educator (b. 1754)
- 1828 » Thomas Bewick, English engraver, illustrator and author (b.1753)
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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 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 11 » Glorious Revolution: James II of England, while trying to flee to France, throws the Great Seal of the Realm into the River Thames.