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August 1, 1688Born on Monday August 2, 1688
- François SEVIN, Lion-en-Beauce (Saint-Protais)
- Helena BRESTO, Dordrecht
- Joannes Verstuijf, Hontenisse, Hulsterambacht, Zeeland, Nederland († 1707)
- Catharina Biermans, Melick en Herckenbosch, Limburg, Nederland
- Hensum Harms Hensums, Onstwedde, Nederland († 1719)
- Anna van Riel, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Henricus_Judocus_Delis VERHEYDEN, Mierlo
- Frédéric Victor Roest van Alkemade, Amsterdam,NL, Nederland († 1743)
- Louwrens FRANCKEN, Dordrecht
- Catharina Tieleman, Hontenisse, Hulsterambacht, Zeeland, Nederland († 1727)
Died on Monday August 2, 1688
- Hannah Lancaster (2), Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- John Porter III (67), Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony
- Anne Malon de Bercy
- John Porter II (66), Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten
- Étienne Boutin (21), L'Ange-Gardien, Côte-de-Beaupré, Qc. Canada
- Gertrudis NOLS, Aubel
- Mary BABINGTON (DYOTT) (58), St Chad, Lichfield
- Eleanor Elinor BABINGTON (LEACROFT) (48), Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
- Elinor BABBINGTON (49), Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
- Leonor De La Garza Falcon (72), Monterey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Born on August 2
- 1627 » Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter († 1678)
- 1630 » Estephan El Douaihy, Maronite patriarch († 1704)
- 1646 » Jean-Baptiste du Casse, French admiral and buccaneer († 1715)
- 1672 » Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss paleontologist and scholar († 1733)
- 1674 » Philippe II, Duke of Orléans († 1723)
- 1696 » Mahmud I, Ottoman sultan († 1754)
- 1702 » Dietrich of Anhalt-Dessau († 1769)
- 1703 » Lorenzo Ricci, Italian religious leader, 18th Superior General of the Society of Jesus († 1775)
- 1740 » Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux, French general († 1817)
- 1754 » Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-American architect and engineer, designed Washington, D.C. († 1825)
Died on August 2
- 1589 » Henry III of France (b. 1551)
- 1605 » Richard Leveson, English admiral (b. c. 1570)
- 1611 » Katō Kiyomasa, Japanese daimyō (b. 1562)
- 1667 » Francesco Borromini, Swiss architect, designed San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane and Sant'Agnese in Agone (b. 1599)
- 1696 » Robert Campbell of Glenlyon (b. 1630)
- 1769 » Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1689)
- 1788 » Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (b. 1727)
- 1799 » Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, French inventor, co-invented the hot air balloon (b. 1745)
- 1815 » Guillaume Brune, French general and politician (b. 1763)
- 1823 » Lazare Carnot, French mathematician, general, and politician, President of the National Convention (b. 1753)
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
- Ariaantje
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 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 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.