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May 20, 1688Born on Friday May 21, 1688
- Pierre Vezina, Montmorency, Quebec, Canada († 1763)
- Sophia Hendriksz Hoeffslooh, Hoogland
- Jacob Ferdinand Marchand van Lillienborg, IJsselstein, Utrecht, Nederland († 1688)
- Hildegundis RUIJTER, Eemnes, Utrecht, Nederland
- Hildegundis Cornelis Ruijter, Eemnes
- Anna Maas, Amsterdam
- Matthias Victor van Cannart d'Hamale, Halen, Limburg, Nederland
- Anna CUIJTER, Dordrecht
- Sophia Hendrikse, Hoogland (U) († 1722)
- Mathais Schoenmaker, Keppeln
Died on Friday May 21, 1688
- Beatrix Dirksdr de Veth
- Beatrijs Dircks de Veth
- Pieter Huijgensz de Oude Tolhooft (53), Poortugaal
- Koenraad van Maesberg Vrijheer van Mardefelt (78), Vanselow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Pieter Huijgen Tolhooft (53), Poortugaal
- Beatrix Dirksdr De VETH (54), Poortugaal
- Elisabeth Jongen, Heer, Limburg, Nederland
- Paschasius Van Sloet (31), Hingene, Antwerpen, België
- Beatrix Dircksdr de Veth (53), ,, Poortugaal, Zh.nld
- Cord Rieckman, Hartum (D)
Born on May 21
- 1653 » Eleonore of Austria, Queen of Poland († 1697)
- 1688 » Alexander Pope, English poet, essayist, and translator († 1744)
- 1755 » Alfred Moore, American lawyer and judge († 1810)
- 1756 » William Babington, Irish-born, English physician and mineralogist († 1833)
- 1763 » Joseph Fouché, French lawyer and politician († 1820)
- 1775 » Lucien Bonaparte, French soldier and politician († 1840)
- 1780 » Elizabeth Fry, English prison reformer, philanthropist and Quaker († 1845)
- 1790 » William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Lord Chamberlain of the Household († 1858)
- 1792 » Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis, French mathematician and engineer († 1843)
- 1799 » Mary Anning, English paleontologist († 1847)
Died on May 21
- 1639 » Tommaso Campanella, Italian astrologer, theologian, and poet (b. 1568)
- 1647 » Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch poet and playwright (b. 1581)
- 1650 » James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, Scottish general and politician (b. 1612)
- 1664 » Elizabeth Poole, English settler, founded Taunton, Massachusetts (b. 1588)
- 1670 » Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer and physicist (b. 1586)
- 1686 » Otto von Guericke, German physicist and inventor of the Magdeburg Hemispheres (b. 1602)
- 1690 » John Eliot, English-American minister and missionary (b. 1604)
- 1719 » Pierre Poiret, French mystic and philosopher (b. 1646)
- 1724 » Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1661)
- 1742 » Lars Roberg, Swedish physician and academic (b. 1664)
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)
- 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.
- 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.