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April 24, 1688Born on Sunday April 25, 1688
- Beatrix Gielen, Kessel,, Limburg, Nederland
- Amelia Johannisse van de Luijster, Sint Philipsland († 1749)
- Adrianus Brabers, Oudenbosch
- Amalia Johannisse van de Luijster, Sint Philipsland († 1749)
- Anna Margaretha Thörnich, Schweich, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
- Amelia (van de Snijster) van de Luijster, Sint Philipsland († 1749)
- Adriaan Cornelisz Bos, Rotterdam
- Bijgje Willemsd Groenevelt, Molenaarsgraaf, zh.nld († 1748)
- Antoon Michiels, Tervuren, 3080, België († 1728)
- Anna Gertrudis Frilinghaus, Diestedde († 1765)
Died on Sunday April 25, 1688
- arien ariense MAN (72), 's-gravendeel(zh)
- Joanna Adriaensens, Moerzeke (Oost-Vlaanderen, België)
- Cornelius Joris Schellekens (78), Zundert, Netherlands
- Arien Ariense de Man (72), 's-Gravendeel
- Arij Ariens de Man (72), 's-Gravendeel, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Petronella Magherman (48), Steenhuyse
- Geertje Dirks Daalder (6), Oostzaan, Oostzaan, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Cypriaan CRUL (76), Adegem België
- Aryen Ariens de MAN (72), ,, S-Gravendeel, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Marie Jeanne LELEU (30), Festubert
Born on April 25
- 1599 » Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician, Lord Protector of Great Britain († 1658)
- 1621 » Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, English soldier and politician († 1679)
- 1666 » Johann Heinrich Buttstett, German organist and composer († 1727)
- 1694 » Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect and politician, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland († 1753)
- 1710 » James Ferguson, Scottish astronomer and author († 1776)
- 1723 » Giovanni Marco Rutini, Italian composer († 1797)
- 1725 » Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, English admiral and politician († 1786)
- 1767 » Nicolas Oudinot, French general († 1847)
- 1770 » Georg Sverdrup, Norwegian philologist and academic († 1850)
- 1776 » Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh († 1857)
Died on April 25
- 1566 » Diane de Poitiers, mistress of King Henry II of France (b. 1499)
- 1566 » Louise Labé, French poet and author (b. 1520)
- 1595 » Torquato Tasso, Italian poet and songwriter (b. 1544)
- 1605 » Naresuan, Siamese King of Ayutthaya Kingdom (b. c. 1555)
- 1644 » Chongzhen Emperor of China (b. 1611)
- 1660 » Henry Hammond, English cleric and theologian (b. 1605)
- 1690 » David Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter and educator (b. 1610)
- 1744 » Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (b. 1701)
- 1770 » Jean-Antoine Nollet, French minister, physicist, and academic (b. 1700)
- 1800 » William Cowper, English poet (b. 1731)
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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 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 11 » Glorious Revolution: James II of England, while trying to flee to France, throws the Great Seal of the Realm into the River Thames.