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Born on Sunday December 12, 1688
- Cornelia Joris van der Burg, De Lier
- Claas Simonsz Schuuring, Enkhuizen
- Ariaantie Jansdr (Koper), Zandvoort
- Arie Jochems HULST, VAN
- Cornelia Gruijter, Driebruggen, Waarder
- Antoine Joseph De Cubber, Opbrakel, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1774)
- Cornelis Klaasz Does, Hilversum († 1723)
- Bastiaan van Liere, Nieuw-Vossemeer
- Catharina Cruyssemee (Kruijsseme), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Arie van Hulst, Oostvoorne, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Died on Sunday December 12, 1688
- Emilia van Nassau-Butler, Countess of Ossory (53), London, Middlesex, England
- Isaac Loomis (20), Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
- John CORDEROY (80), Chute, Wilts., Eng
- Emilia Butler, Countess of Ossory van NASSAU-BEVERWEERD (53), London, 9966, London, England, Verenigd Koninkrijk
- Paulus Cornelis van Domburg (38)
- Maria Stauben (70), Halzhausen, Ulm, Württemberg, Germany
- Margaretha Wetzels (69), Neckartailfingen, Esslingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Emilia van Nassau-Beverweerd (53), Londen
- Claertje Jacobs Bal (39), Bruinisse, Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Nederland
- Johann Ubben, Werpeloh
Born on December 12
- 1586 » Stephen Báthory, Polish king (b. 1533)
- 1685 » John Pell, English mathematician and linguist (b. 1610)
- 1685 » Lodovico Giustini, Italian pianist and composer († 1743)
- 1724 » Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, English admiral and politician († 1816)
- 1751 » Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English philosopher and politician, Secretary at War (b. 1678)
- 1758 » Françoise de Graffigny, French lettrist (b. 1695)
- 1766 » Johann Christoph Gottsched, German philosopher, author, and critic (b. 1700)
- 1782 » Charles Gray, English lawyer and politician (b. 1696)
- 1786 » William L. Marcy, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 21st United States Secretary of State († 1857)
- 1789 » John Ponsonby, Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1713)
Died on December 12
- 1574 » Selim II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1524)
- 1586 » Stephen Báthory, Polish king (b. 1533)
- 1685 » John Pell, English mathematician and linguist (b. 1610)
- 1751 » Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English philosopher and politician, Secretary at War (b. 1678)
- 1758 » Françoise de Graffigny, French lettrist (b. 1695)
- 1766 » Johann Christoph Gottsched, German philosopher, author, and critic (b. 1700)
- 1782 » Charles Gray, English lawyer and politician (b. 1696)
- 1789 » John Ponsonby, Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1713)
- 1790 » Mikhail Shcherbatov, Russian historian and philosopher (b. 1733)
- 1794 » Meshullam Feivush Heller, Ukrainian author (b. 1742)
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
- Ariaantje
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.