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Born on Sunday February 1, 1688
- Bastiaan Pleune, Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aart Lodewijkszn Rosmolen, Goudswaard
- Aart Lodewijksz Rosmolen, Goudswaard († 1757)
- Barbertje Bakker, Ooltgensplaat, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Annetje Maertensdr. Dobbe, Noordwijk
- Annetje Dobbe, Noordwijk/z
- Aart Rosmolen, Goudswaard, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Ann Dorothea Volz, Gamshurst, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany († 1736)
- Anna Dorthea Voltz ( Foltz), Gamshurst, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany († 1736)
- Aart Lodewijkszoon Rosmolen, Goudswaard
Died on Sunday February 1, 1688
- Antoinette van Lynden
- Margaretha Leslie (68)
- Francois Hebert (66), Portneuf, Quebec, Canada
- Johannes Hendriks LOS (8), Zwijndrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Mayken Cornelis BOENDER (19)
- Thomas Dungan (52), Cold Spring, Fall Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania
- Thomas Dungan Reverend (52), Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
- Joannes Van Den Broeck (56), Merksplas
- Wendela Egginck (74)
- Johannes Wilhelmi Lebens (55), Gronsveld, Limburg, Nederland
Born on February 1
- 1635 » Marquard Gude, German archaeologist and scholar († 1689)
- 1648 » Elkanah Settle, English poet and playwright († 1724)
- 1659 » Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch explorer († 1729)
- 1663 » Ignacia del Espíritu Santo, Filipino nun, founded the Religious of the Virgin Mary († 1748)
- 1666 » Marie Thérèse de Bourbon, Princess of Conti and titular queen of Poland (d.1732)
- 1687 » Johann Adam Birkenstock, German violinist and composer († 1733)
- 1690 » Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian violinist and composer († 1768)
- 1701 » Johan Agrell, Swedish-German pianist and composer († 1765)
- 1761 » Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, South African-French mycologist and academic († 1836)
- 1763 » Thomas Campbell, Irish minister and theologian († 1854)
Died on February 1
- 1590 » Lawrence Humphrey, English theologian and academic (b. 1527)
- 1691 » Pope Alexander VIII (b. 1610)
- 1718 » Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1660)
- 1733 » Augustus II the Strong, Polish king (b. 1670)
- 1734 » John Floyer, English physician and author (b. 1649)
- 1743 » Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian organist and composer (b. 1657)
- 1750 » Bakar of Georgia (b. 1699)
- 1761 » Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French priest and historian (b. 1682)
- 1768 » Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, English field marshal and politician (b. 1685)
- 1793 » William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1717)
Names that were popular for boys in 1688
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Pieter
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jean
- Hendrik
- Jacobus
- Jansz
- John
- Gerrit
- Joseph
- Henricus
Names that were popular for girls in 1688
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Neeltje
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Johanna
- Jans
- Anne
- Van
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Catherine
- Jannetje
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 5 » William III of England lands with a Dutch fleet at Brixham.
- 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.