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May 24, 1688Born on Tuesday May 25, 1688
- Elisabetha Claesen, S Herenelderen, Limburg, België
- Jan Jacobsz HONIGH, Zaandijk († 1757)
- Anna Francisca Van Wetter, Erembodegem († 1767)
- Catherine Lessander, Leiden
- Isaac Miljé, Leiden
- Elisabeth Margarete Conrad, Hausen, Hessen, Duitsland († 1756)
- Anne Marguerite Hannotin, Ensival, België
- Jannitije STELTERMANS, Delft
- Elisabeth van Velsen, Stompwijk
- jacob jansen francken, Slijk-Ewijk
Died on Tuesday May 25, 1688
- Margarete Wunderlich (61), Laasphe, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Ruth FRISBEE (2), Branford, New Haven, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
- christina delien(dellien) (71), ranst
- Hendrik Anthonissen Verheijden
- Catherine Couturier (1), Quebec, Canada
- Paulus Pietersz vijselaar, Oost Zaandam
- Geertrui Margaretha van Oostrum (28), Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland
- Ursula Gaubatz (39), Schwanheim am Main
- Joannes Fersch (51), Wenkheim, Main-Tauber-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Geertruid Margrieta van Oostrum, Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 25, 1688 at Delpher
Born on May 25
- 1606 » Charles Garnier, French missionary and saint († 1649)
- 1661 » Claude Buffier, Polish-French historian and philosopher († 1737)
- 1713 » John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1792)
- 1725 » Samuel Ward, American politician, 31st Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island († 1776)
- 1783 » Philip Pendleton Barbour, American farmer and politician, 12th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives († 1841)
- 1791 » Minh Mạng, Vietnamese emperor († 1841)
- 1803 » Edward Bulwer-Lytton, English author, playwright, and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies († 1873)
- 1803 » Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher († 1882)
- 1818 » Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss historian and academic († 1897)
- 1818 » Louise de Broglie, Countess d'Haussonville, French essayist and biographer († 1882)
Died on May 25
- 1595 » Philip Neri, Italian priest and saint (b. 1515)
- 1595 » Valens Acidalius, German poet and critic (b. 1567)
- 1607 » Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, Italian Carmelite nun and mystic (b. 1566)
- 1632 » Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1572)
- 1667 » Gustaf Bonde, Finnish-Swedish politician, 5th Lord High Treasurer of Sweden (b. 1620)
- 1681 » Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1600)
- 1741 » Daniel Ernst Jablonski, German bishop and theologian (b. 1660)
- 1786 » Peter III of Portugal (b. 1717)
- 1789 » Anders Dahl, Swedish botanist and physician (b. 1751)
- 1797 » John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (b. 1719)
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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.
- 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.