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Born on Saturday September 4, 1688
- Hester van Osch, Lith, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Judoca Willems, Hontenisse
- Emilie Juliana Reuss van Lobenstein, Lobenstein, Oberösterreich († 1689)
- Godefridus Ariens Pijfers, Sint-Michielsgestel
- Jacobus Questier, Koekelare († 1723)
- Joannes Joannes Meelen, Nuenen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Chieltie Kock, Vlaardingen
- Jacobus Ankerman, Amersfoort
- Elizabeth Cox dna BY, Exeter, Devon, England († 1741)
- Helena Smollers, Helden († 1702)
Died on Saturday September 4, 1688
- Barber (Barbara) Martens (Maertens) (30), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Jan Ariensz van der Grient (Goosen) (69), Heerjansdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Amilia Vissers, Maasbracht
- Joanna Maria van Waesberghe (14), Eeklo, België
- Cornelia Koek, Alkmaar
- Anna Lord (73), Stonington, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten
- Jan Ariensz van de Griendt (67)
- Anna Lord 11 E (73), Stonington, New London, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten
- Christoph Wenzel van Rothkirch-Panthen Heer van Hönigsdorf (68)
- Ludwig Eberhard von Leiningen-Westerburg (64)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from September 4, 1688 at Delpher
Born on September 4
- 1580 » George Percy, English explorer († 1632)
- 1596 » Constantijn Huygens, Dutch poet and composer († 1687)
- 1681 » Carl Heinrich Biber, Austrian violinist and composer († 1749)
- 1717 » Job Orton, English minister and author († 1783)
- 1745 » Shneur Zalman, Russian rabbi, author and founder of Chabad († 1812)
- 1755 » Axel von Fersen the Younger, Swedish general and politician († 1810)
- 1768 » François-René de Chateaubriand, French historian and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for France († 1848)
- 1776 » Stephen Whitney, American businessman († 1860)
- 1798 » Raynold Kaufgetz, Swiss soldier, economist, and politician († 1869)
- 1809 » Manuel Montt, Chilean scholar and politician, 6th President of Chile († 1880)
Died on September 4
- 1571 » Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, English nobleman (b. 1516)
- 1588 » Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, English academic and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk (b. 1532)
- 1625 » Thomas Smythe, English diplomat (b. 1558)
- 1676 » John Ogilby, Scottish-born impresario and cartographer (b. 1600)
- 1767 » Charles Townshend, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1725)
- 1780 » John Fielding, English lawyer and judge (b. 1721)
- 1784 » César-François Cassini de Thury, French astronomer and cartographer (b. 1714)
- 1794 » John Hely-Hutchinson, Anglo-Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1724)
- 1804 » Richard Somers, American lieutenant (b. 1778)
- 1820 » Timothy Brown, English banker and merchant (b. 1743/4)
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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 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.