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Born on Sunday December 12, 1688
- Anna Maria PANS, Stock (Sint-Margriet-Houtem) († 1762)
- Aaltje Elberts Stigter, Noorden
- Arie Jochems Hulst
- Anthon De Cubber, Opbrakel
- Bastiaan Liere van, Nieuw-Vossemeer, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1695)
- Anna Janse Robbrechts Pharao, Dongen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Cornelia Willemse, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Claas Simonsz Schuuring, Enkhuizen († 1725)
- Cornelis Klaasz Does, Hilversum († 1723)
- Arie Jochems HULST, VAN
Died on Sunday December 12, 1688
- Isaac Loomis (20), Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
- Anna van Oldenburg Delmenhorst (83), Weimar
- Claertje Jacobs Bal (39), Bruinisse, Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Nederland
- Martinus Dominici Martens (58), Meer,Eijntmeer
- Melchior PETITJEAN, SART-les-SPA, Liège, Belgique
- Claertje Jacobs Bal (39), Bruinisse
- John CORDEROY (80), Chute, Wilts., Eng
- Emilia van Nassau (53), Londen
- Anne VON OLDENBURG (83)
- Leuntje Jacobs Cleijndier, Hardinxveld, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
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
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Willem
- Jean
- Hendrik
- Jacobus
- Jansz
- Gerrit
- John
- Joseph
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1688
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Neeltje
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Anne
- Jans
- Johanna
- Van
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Jeanne
- Catherine
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.
- September 26 » The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became 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.