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Born on Wednesday December 29, 1688
- Marie Jeanne DUMONT, Gilly, 6060, Hainaut, Belgique
- Anna Maria van Besouw, Tilburg
- Lucia Elisabeth Wille († 1763)
- Catharina Mereij, Utrecht († 1749)
- isaack ferdinant godin, oegstgeest, zuid-holland, nederland († 1765)
- Marie Jeanne DUMONT, Gilly (Charleroi),6060,Hainaut,Wallonie,BELGIQUE
- Margareta Adriaen Jan Braeck, Zundert
- Catharine Meere, Utrecht
- daniel broeland(t), amsterdam († 1730)
- Catherine Mereij, Utrecht
Died on Wednesday December 29, 1688
- Cornelis Kool (39), Schoonrewoerd
- Françoise FLEURY (38), Brain-sur-l'Authion, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
- Cnelis Teunisz Kool (43), Schoonrewoerd, Utrecht, Nederland
- Friedrich Wilhelm zu Leiningen-Westerburg in Schaumburg (40)
- SARAH LEIGH (61), Calvert, Maryland, Verenigde Staten
- Friedrich Wilhelm van Leiningen Westerburg (40)
- Allain LeMasson (78), Saint-Pôtan, Côtes-d'Armor, Bretagne, France
- Frederik Willem Graaf van Leiningen-Westerburg (40)
- Maeycken Gerritsdr (41), Leerdam
- Wilhelm Dornseif (70)
Born on December 29
- 1550 » García de Silva Figueroa, Spanish diplomat and traveller († 1624)
- 1633 » Johannes Zollikofer, Swiss vicar († 1692)
- 1709 » Elizabeth Petrovna, Russian empress († 1762)
- 1746 » Saverio Cassar, Maltese priest and rebel leader († 1805)
- 1766 » Charles Macintosh, Scottish chemist and the inventor of waterproof fabric († 1843)
- 1796 » Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist and journalist († 1877)
- 1800 » Charles Goodyear, American chemist and engineer († 1860)
- 1808 » Andrew Johnson, American general and politician, 17th President of the United States († 1875)
- 1809 » William Ewart Gladstone, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1898)
- 1816 » Carl Ludwig, German physician and physiologist († 1895)
Died on December 29
- 1565 » Queen Munjeong of Korea (b. 1501)
- 1606 » Stephen Bocskay, Prince of Transylvania (b. 1557)
- 1634 » John Albert Vasa, Polish cardinal (b. 1612)
- 1661 » Antoine Girard de Saint-Amant, French poet (b. 1594)
- 1689 » Thomas Sydenham, English physician and author (b. 1624)
- 1720 » Maria Margarethe Kirch, German astronomer and educator (b. 1670)
- 1731 » Brook Taylor, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1685)
- 1737 » Joseph Saurin, French minister and mathematician (b. 1659)
- 1785 » Johan Herman Wessel, Norwegian-Danish poet and playwright (b. 1742)
- 1807 » Diogo de Carvalho e Sampayo, Portuguese diplomat and scientist (b. 1750)
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.
- 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 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.