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April 11, 1688Born on Monday April 12, 1688
- Isabella Claessen Lokerman, Elshout
- Heijltje van den Bos(ch), Dordrecht († 1747)
- Elisabeth de LAET, Wilrijk, 11051, Antwerpen, Belgique
- Barbara Zeebrouck, Merchtem († 1740)
- Antonia POP, Dordrecht
- Gerbrech (Gerbregje) Henricks, Veenendaal, Utrecht, Nederland († 1730)
- Ina Lansloot Aertsen, Princenhage
- Guillaume Léonard NAVEAU, Viemme, 4317, Liège, Belgique († 1768)
- Gerbregje Henricks, Veenendaal († 1730)
- Catharina Maria Hendrix, Arcen, Limburg, Nederland († 1760)
Died on Monday April 12, 1688
- Gerarda N.N., Meerlo, Limburg, Nederland
- Pieter Michielsz van Cassel, Leiderdorp
- Geertje van Saenen (30), Rotterdam
- Johan Jacob Brignole (82), Genua, Ligurië
- Joanna Van De Moortel, Boom, OLV-kerk, 2850, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Maria Margaretha Boeckhorst (48), Sevenum, Limburg, Nederland
- Anne Green (86), Hampton, New Hampshire
- Anne Kinton (52), England
- Anna Laurents (63), Eext
- Diederik Herman Iii van MERVELDT (63)
Born on April 12
- 1612 » Simone Cantarini, Italian painter and engraver († 1648)
- 1639 » Martin Lister, English naturalist and physician († 1712)
- 1656 » Benoît de Maillet, French diplomat and natural historian († 1738)
- 1705 » William Cookworthy, English minister and pharmacist († 1780)
- 1710 » Caffarelli, Italian actor and singer († 1783)
- 1713 » Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French historian and author († 1796)
- 1716 » Felice Giardini, Italian violinist and composer († 1796)
- 1722 » Pietro Nardini, Italian violinist and composer († 1793)
- 1724 » Lyman Hall, American physician, clergyman, and politician, 16th Governor of Georgia († 1790)
- 1748 » Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, French botanist and author († 1836)
Died on April 12
- 1675 » Richard Bennett, English politician, colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1609)
- 1684 » Nicola Amati, Italian instrument maker (b. 1596)
- 1687 » Ambrose Dixon, English-American soldier (b. 1619)
- 1704 » Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, French bishop and theologian (b. 1627)
- 1748 » William Kent, English architect, designed Holkham Hall and Chiswick House (b. 1685)
- 1782 » Metastasio, Italian-Austrian poet and composer (b. 1698)
- 1788 » Carlo Antonio Campioni, French-Italian composer (b. 1719)
- 1795 » Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (b. 1710)
- 1814 » Charles Burney, English composer and historian (b. 1726)
- 1817 » Charles Messier, French astronomer and academic (b. 1730)
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.
- 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 5 » William III of England lands with a Dutch fleet at Brixham.
- November 9 » Glorious Revolution: William of Orange captures Exeter.
- 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.