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April 22, 1689Born on Saturday April 23, 1689
- Ephraim I Peabody, Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States († 1740)
- Jacques BUCAILLE, Remilly-sur-Lozon, 50431, Manche, Normandie, France († 1729)
- Lijntje Aartsdr Hoogvliet, koorndijk († 1759)
- Joanna Beris, Tilburg († 1731)
- Aaltje Jacobsd CORPERSHOUCK, Pijnacker
- Janna Tonisdr. Bolle, Haamstede, Zeeland, Nederland († 1730)
- Maria Huijsdijck, Nijmegen,, Gelderland, Nederland
- Henricus Klep, Hoeven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Aaltje de Cort, Oisterwik
- Adrianus van Daele, Temse († 1691)
Died on Saturday April 23, 1689
- Anne Delaroche (48), Gargilesse, 36081, France
- Aldegonda van Afferden (49)
- Catharine Cauchy (24), Troisvilles (F)
- Aldegonda Adams van Aefferden (49)
- Maertje Huijberts van Hensbergen
- Anne RICHARD (59), Traubach-le-Haut (68210, Haut-Rhin, France)
- Dionis (Nies) Molitz (43), Ladekath,Altmarkkreis Salzwedel,Sachsen-Anhalt,Bundesrepublick Deutschland
- Wladislau van Müllenheim-Rechberg (48), Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Joanna DE VLIEGHER (73), Oedelem, 8730, Beernem, West-Vlaanderen, België
- N.N. Pereboom, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 23, 1689 at Delpher
Born on April 23
- 1598 » Maarten Tromp, Dutch admiral († 1653)
- 1621 » William Penn, English admiral and politician († 1670)
- 1628 » Johannes Hudde, Dutch mathematician and politician († 1704)
- 1661 » Issachar Berend Lehmann, German-Jewish banker, merchant and diplomat († 1730)
- 1715 » Johann Friedrich Doles, German composer and conductor († 1797)
- 1720 » Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi and author († 1797)
- 1744 » Princess Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön († 1770)
- 1748 » Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, French physician and anatomist († 1794)
- 1791 » James Buchanan, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 15th President of the United States († 1868)
- 1792 » Thomas Romney Robinson, Irish astronomer and physicist († 1882)
Died on April 23
- 1554 » Gaspara Stampa, Italian poet (b. 1523)
- 1605 » Boris Godunov, Russian ruler (b. 1551)
- 1616 » William Shakespeare, English playwright and poet (b. 1564)
- 1625 » Maurice, Prince of Orange (b. 1567)
- 1695 » Henry Vaughan, Welsh poet and author (b. 1621)
- 1702 » Margaret Fell, English religious leader, founded the Religious Society of Friends (b. 1614)
- 1781 » James Abercrombie, Scottish general and politician (b. 1706)
- 1784 » Solomon I of Imereti (b. 1735)
- 1792 » Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and author (b. 1741)
- 1794 » Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French lawyer and politician (b. 1721)
Names that were popular for boys in 1689
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Willem
- Jean
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Johann
- John
- 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)
- February 12 » The Convention Parliament declares that the flight to France in 1688 by James II, the last Roman Catholic British monarch, constitutes an abdication.
- February 13 » William and Mary are proclaimed co-rulers of England.
- March 16 » The 23rd Regiment of Foot, or Royal Welch Fusiliers, is founded.
- April 18 » Bostonians rise up in rebellion against Sir Edmund Andros.
- May 24 » The English Parliament passes the Act of Toleration protecting dissenting Protestants but excluding Roman Catholics.
- October 26 » General Piccolomini of Austria burns down Skopje to prevent the spread of cholera; he died of the disease himself soon after.