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Born on Friday September 17, 1688
- Elisabeth Rutten, Horst,, Limburg, Nederland
- Henricus Helsemans, Bergeijk, Netherlands
- Adriaan Bernouw (Barnouw), Schiedam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Joannes Verbraeken, Sint-Niklaas,, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium († 1726)
- Jan van Leeuwen, Rijswijk († 1726)
- Henrica Voets, Berlicum, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Carolus Theodorus Calemeyn, Leffinge,, West-Vlaanderen, België
- Joanna de Cnock, Loppem
- Cornelis van der Goes Heer van Naters, Delft, Z.H († 1764)
- Guilielmus van REETH, Boom, 2850, Antwerpen, Belgique († 1771)
Died on Friday September 17, 1688
- Adriaentje Franssen van den Assem (36), Drongelen
- Abraham van La Fontaine, Constantinopel (Istanbul)
- Joao Portugal Braganza (0), Lisbon, Portugal
- Anna van Bergen (0), Delft, Hopsteeg
- Ida van Riebeeck (1), Batavia
- John Francis (57), Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
- Johan Frans de Bragança Infant van Portugal (0), Lissabon
- Elisabeth (Lijsbeth) Vermaas(en) (40)
- Adriaan Barnouw (2)
- John Francis 9GGF (63), Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Born on September 17
- 1605 » Francesco Sacrati, Italian composer († 1650)
- 1630 » Ranuccio II Farnese, duke of Parma († 1694)
- 1639 » Hans Herr, Swiss bishop († 1725)
- 1688 » Maria Luisa of Savoy, queen consort of Spain († 1714)
- 1730 » Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Prussian-American general († 1794)
- 1739 » John Rutledge, American judge and politician, 2nd Chief Justice of the United States († 1800)
- 1743 » Marquis de Condorcet, French mathematician and political scientist († 1794)
- 1771 » Johann August Apel, German jurist and author († 1816)
- 1773 » Jonathan Alder, American captain and farmer († 1849)
- 1783 » Nadezhda Durova, Russian soldier († 1866)
Died on September 17
- 1609 » Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Bohemian rabbi, mystic and philosopher (b. 1520)
- 1621 » Robert Bellarmine, Italian cardinal and saint (b. 1542)
- 1626 » Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg, German cleric and politician, Archbishop-Elector of Mainz (b. 1553)
- 1630 » Thomas Lake, English politician, English Secretary of State (b. 1567)
- 1637 » Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton, English-Scottish peer
- 1665 » Philip IV, king of Spain (b. 1605)
- 1676 » Sabbatai Zevi, Turkish rabbi and scholar (b. 1626)
- 1679 » John of Austria the Younger, Spanish general and politician, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands (b. 1629)
- 1721 » Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, French princess (b. 1645)
- 1762 » Francesco Geminiani, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1687)
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 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.