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May 23, 1688Born on Monday May 24, 1688
- Evert Reijersz, Oldebroek, Gelderland, Nederland
- hendrick cornelissen jeger, Randwijk
- Elis Elissen, Woudenberg
- Geertje Claassen Mulder, Hattem
- Hijlke Oenes, Drachten
- Gijsbert Vernooij, Rotterdam
- Jacob Provo, ''De Schelde'', en route to the Caep de Goede Hoop
- Gertruij GERRITS, Duistervoorde
- Clara Margaretha Knaapen, Breda, N.B († 1738)
- EVERT HENDRICKSZ VAN DASSELAAR, Amersfoort
Died on Monday May 24, 1688
- Sarah Ruth Nutt (63), Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
- Barber Ariens Bel (40), ASPEREN (West Betuwe), GD, NL
- Peter Bulkley (47), Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Cornelis Jacobsz Vervliet van der Valck (80), Naaldwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Fijtje Volckerts Winter
- Maartje Claesse NN (54)
- Martha Tooker, Maddington, Somersetshire, England
- Aert Gijsberts Willems Agterberg (van Syll) (72)
- Barber Ariens (36)
- Magdalene Christine Sehestedt (57), Schloß Hardenberg
Born on May 24
- 1576 » Elizabeth Carey, Lady Berkeley, English courtier († 1635)
- 1616 » John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale, Scottish politician, Secretary of State, Scotland († 1682)
- 1628 » Marek Sobieski, Polish noble († 1652)
- 1669 » Emerentia von Düben, Swedish royal favorite († 1743)
- 1671 » Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany († 1737)
- 1686 » Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Polish-German physicist and engineer, developed the Fahrenheit scale († 1736)
- 1689 » Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician, Lord President of the Council († 1769)
- 1743 » Jean-Paul Marat, Swiss-French physician, journalist, and politician († 1793)
- 1789 » Cathinka Buchwieser, German operatic singer and actress (d.1828)
- 1794 » William Whewell, English priest and philosopher († 1866)
Died on May 24
- 1543 » Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (b. 1473)
- 1612 » Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1563)
- 1627 » Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet and cleric (b. 1561)
- 1632 » Robert Hues, English mathematician and geographer (b. 1553)
- 1665 » Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, Spanish Franciscan abbess and mystic (b. 1602)
- 1734 » Georg Ernst Stahl, German physician and chemist (b. 1660)
- 1792 » George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, English admiral and politician, 16th Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1718)
- 1806 » John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, Scottish field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire (b. 1723)
- 1843 » Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician and academic (b. 1765)
- 1848 » Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German author and composer (b. 1797)
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.
- 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.