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January 27, 1689 
January 25, 1689
Born on Wednesday January 26, 1689
- Elisabeth Goin, ( Cordier ) Uvernet-Fours
- Aeltje Arens Ros, Scheveningen (doopdatum), tweeling met Maertje (1230)
- Berent Gerrits van de Esschert, Epe, Gelderland, Nederland
- Aeltje Ros, Scheveningen, Nederland
- Isaac Abrahams Lötscher, Erlenbach im Simmental, Zwitserland († 1752)
- Carolus Van Heghe, Herzele, Oost-Vlaanderen, Graafschap Vlaanderen
- Britta Wernichsdotter, Sjovad,Norrbarke,Kopparbergs,Sweden († 1747)
- Gerritje Barentse, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Hendrik Adriaen Hendrik Goosenaerts, Kalmthout (B)
- Gerrit Willemsz van der Wiel, Woudrichem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Wednesday January 26, 1689
- Maria Serneels, Beerzel
- Jan HENDRICKS, Middelburg
- Lambert Plasman, Markelo
- Andrew Kingsford (76), Northbourne, Kent, England
- Dijmpna Schobbens, Breda
- Maria Bemelmans (5), Schinnen, LI, Netherlands
- Abel LE PORH (49), Saint-Avé,56890,Morbihan,Bretagne,FRANCE
- Aagt (de Boer), Huisduinen
- Andreas (Schwab) Keÿser Kieser Kießer Keiser Keyser Kaiser (71), Wolferborn, Wetteraukreis, Hessen, Germany
- coenraad troost (39)
Born on January 26
- 1595 » Antonio Maria Abbatini, Italian composer († 1679)
- 1624 » George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg († 1705)
- 1657 » William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury († 1737)
- 1708 » William Hayes, English organist, composer, and conductor († 1777)
- 1714 » Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor and educator († 1785)
- 1715 » Claude Adrien Helvétius, French philosopher († 1771)
- 1716 » George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies († 1785)
- 1722 » Alexander Carlyle, Scottish minister and author († 1805)
- 1763 » Charles XIV John of Sweden († 1844)
- 1781 » Ludwig Achim von Arnim, German poet and author († 1831)
Died on January 26
- 1620 » Amar Singh I, ruler of Mewar (b. 1559)
- 1630 » Henry Briggs, English mathematician and astronomer (b. 1556)
- 1636 » Jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul, French diplomat (b. 1552)
- 1641 » Lawrence Hyde, English lawyer (b. 1562)
- 1697 » Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician and theorist (b. 1640)
- 1744 » Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683)
- 1750 » Albert Schultens, Dutch philologist and academic (b. 1686)
- 1779 » Thomas Hudson, English painter (b. 1701)
- 1795 » Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, German harpsichord player and composer (b. 1732)
- 1799 » Gabriel Christie, Scottish general (b. 1722)
Names that were popular for boys in 1689
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Willem
- Jean
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- John
- Johann
- Hendrik
- Joseph
- Thomas
Names that were popular for girls in 1689
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Mary
- Neeltje
- Johanna
- Elizabeth
- Anne
- Trijntje
- Petronella
- Grietje
- Ariaantje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1689
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- March 16 » The 23rd Regiment of Foot, or Royal Welch Fusiliers, is founded.
- April 18 » Bostonians rise up in rebellion against Sir Edmund Andros.
- July 27 » Glorious Revolution: The Battle of Killiecrankie is a victory for the Jacobites.
- August 21 » The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland.
- August 27 » The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire (Julian calendar).
- December 16 » Convention Parliament: The Declaration of Right is embodied in the Bill of Rights.