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Born on Wednesday August 11, 1688
- Catharina De Wijngaert, Rotselaar
- elisabetha claessen, helden († 1707)
- Elizabeth Metstand Buford Lee TomBuford, Christ Church Parish, Middlesex, Virginia, United States († 1761)
- Christian von Nassau-Dillenburg, Dillenburg, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia († 1739)
- Christian VAN NASSAU-DILLENBURG, Schloss Dillenburg Hesse Germany († 1739)
- JO"ANNA" VAN HECKE, WAASMUNSTER,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE († 1767)
- Christiaan Vorst van Nassau-Dillenburg († 1739)
- Cornelia MERTENS, Ekeren, Ekeren, Antwerpen, België
- Christiaan prins van Nassau-Dillenburg, Dillenburg (Hessen) D († 1739)
- Egide Springael, Dworp, Belgie († 1763)
Died on Wednesday August 11, 1688
- Arentje Cornelisdr Lubbe (40), den Haag,Zuid Holland,Netherlands
- Adriaen van der Merwe (37), Slochteren, Groningen, Nederland
- Joanna van der Wilt (48), Londerzeel
- Adriana van Laerhoven (0), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Peter Fawcett (43), Pardshaw, Cumberland, England
- Susan Style (32)
- Maria Margaretha Houspie (38), Aartrijke
- Arentje Lubbe (40), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aechtje Haetjes (2), Niekerk, Netherlands
- Rosa (Rosalia) Aluzzo (76), Carini, Palermo, Sicilia, Italia
Born on August 11
- 1673 » Richard Mead, English physician and astrologer († 1754)
- 1718 » Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-English general and politician, 22nd Governor of Quebec († 1791)
- 1722 » Richard Brocklesby, English physician († 1797)
- 1748 » Joseph Schuster, German composer († 1812)
- 1778 » Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Prussian gymnast, educator, and politician († 1852)
- 1794 » James B. Longacre, American engraver († 1869)
- 1807 » David Rice Atchison, American general, lawyer, and politician († 1886)
- 1808 » William W. Chapman, American lawyer and politician († 1892)
- 1816 » Frederick Innes, Scottish-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Tasmania († 1882)
- 1833 » Robert G. Ingersoll, American soldier, lawyer, and politician († 1899)
Died on August 11
- 1556 » John Bell, English bishop
- 1563 » Bartolomé de Escobedo, Spanish composer and educator (b. 1500)
- 1578 » Pedro Nunes, Portuguese mathematician and academic (b. 1502)
- 1596 » Hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585)
- 1614 » Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter (b. 1552)
- 1656 » Ottavio Piccolomini, Austrian-Italian field marshal (b. 1599)
- 1725 » Prince Vittorio Amedeo Theodore of Savoy (b. 1723)
- 1774 » Charles-François Tiphaigne de la Roche, French physician and author (b. 1722)
- 1813 » Henry James Pye, English poet and politician (b. 1745)
- 1851 » Lorenz Oken, German botanist, biologist, and ornithologist (b. 1779)
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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)
- 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 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.