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June 14, 1688Born on Tuesday June 15, 1688
- Andrianus Joannes Andreas, Oud en Nieuw-Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Joannes Joannes Jan Hoeckx, Bergeijk († 1750)
- Cornelis Rijnberg, Zierikzee
- Joannes Sweijen, Bergen
- Jean Sylvestre Champagne, Neuville, Québec, Canada († 1732)
- Jean Sylvester († 1732)
- Jean Sylvestre dit Champagne, Neuville, Comté de Portneuf, Québec, Canada († 1732)
- Johann Karl von Schönaich-Carolath-Beuthen, Carolath († 1763)
- Maria Joannes Donk, Den Dungen
- Crijntje de Nijs, Hoedekenskerke, Zeeland, Nederland
Died on Tuesday June 15, 1688
- Maria VANDERSLYCKE, Bredene, Province of West Flanders, Belgium
- Cornelis Dirksz Kaa, Scheveningen
- Johann Jacob Mueller (0), Hesse, Germany
- Arentien SCHULTES (48), Nijenhuis, Oterdum, Delfzijl, Groningen, Nederland
- Cornelis Dirxsz Kae, Scheveningen
- MICHAEL VERBANCK (49), SINT-NIKLAAS,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE
- Margareta Frans Peter Van Beeck (2), Wuustwezel, 2990, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Baertje Arentsd.
- Marie Coppee
- Johann Adolf* Herminghausen (58)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from June 15, 1688 at Delpher
Born on June 15
- 1618 » François Blondel, French architect († 1686)
- 1623 » Cornelis de Witt, Dutch politician († 1672)
- 1624 » Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist and philologist († 1704)
- 1640 » Bernard Lamy, French mathematician and theologian († 1715)
- 1645 » Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, English politician († 1712)
- 1749 » Georg Joseph Vogler, German organist, composer, and theorist († 1814)
- 1754 » Juan José Elhuyar, Spanish chemist and mineralogist († 1796)
- 1755 » Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, French chemist and entomologist († 1809)
- 1763 » Franz Danzi, German cellist, composer, and conductor († 1826)
- 1763 » Kobayashi Issa, Japanese priest and poet († 1827)
Died on June 15
- 1521 » Tamás Bakócz, Hungarian cardinal (b. 1442)
- 1614 » Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton, English courtier and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1540)
- 1724 » Henry Sacheverell, English minister and politician (b. 1674)
- 1768 » James Short, Scottish mathematician and optician (b. 1710)
- 1772 » Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist and composer (b. 1694)
- 1844 » Thomas Campbell, Scottish poet and academic (b. 1777)
- 1849 » James K. Polk, American lawyer and politician, 11th President of the United States (b. 1795)
- 1858 » Ary Scheffer, Dutch-French painter and academic (b. 1795)
- 1888 » Frederick III, German Emperor (b. 1831)
- 1889 » Mihai Eminescu, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1850)
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.
- 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.
- 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.