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May 12, 1689Born on Friday May 13, 1689
- Catharina Gertrudis Rosendahl, Altschermbeck
- Alexander Jongen, Heerlen,, Limburg, Nederland († 1705)
- Christian Imhof, Puderbach, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Franciscus Heuben, Venray († 1772)
- Catharina van Wijngaert, Rotterdam
- Anna Elisabeth Noy, Donsbrüggen, NW, Duitsland († 1706)
- Catharina van Wijngaarden, Rotterdam
- Anna VERMASE, Dordrecht
- Elisabeth BESOIJEN, Dordrecht
- Anna BESOIJEN, Dordrecht
Died on Friday May 13, 1689
- Angela Beris (22), HIlvarenbeek, North Brabant, Netherland
- Arnoldus D'Hanins (40), Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Archibald Stewart (85), Burray, Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Sara Aarnoutse Stoffels (44), Koudekerke, Nederland
- Marie de Durfort Duras (41)
- Helena van Dillen (49)
- Michelle DUBOIS (60), Le Grand-Pressigny, 37350, France
- John ADAMS (2)
- Grietje Abrahams Grenel (62), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Jacoba Loete (33), Oostwinkel, Belgium
Born on May 13
- 1597 » Cornelis Schut, Flemish painter, draughtsman and engraver († 1655)
- 1638 » Richard Simon, French priest and scholar († 1712)
- 1699 » Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal († 1782)
- 1712 » Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff, Danish politician and diplomat († 1772)
- 1713 » Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist († 1765)
- 1717 » Maria Theresa, Archduchess, Queen, and Empress; Austrian wife of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor († 1780)
- 1730 » Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1782)
- 1735 » Horace Coignet, French violinist and composer († 1821)
- 1742 » Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen († 1798)
- 1753 » Lazare Carnot, French general, mathematician, and politician, French Minister of the Interior († 1823)
Died on May 13
- 1573 » Takeda Shingen, Japanese daimyō (b. 1521)
- 1619 » Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch politician (b. 1547)
- 1704 » Louis Bourdaloue, French preacher and author (b. 1632)
- 1726 » Francesco Antonio Pistocchi, Italian singer (b. 1659)
- 1782 » Daniel Solander, Swedish-English botanist and phycologist (b. 1736)
- 1807 » Eliphalet Dyer, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1721)
- 1809 » Beilby Porteus, English bishop (b. 1731)
- 1832 » Georges Cuvier, French zoologist and academic (b. 1769)
- 1835 » John Nash, English architect, designed the Royal Pavilion (b. 1752)
- 1866 » Nikolai Brashman, Czech-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1796)
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)
- February 13 » William and Mary are proclaimed co-rulers of England.
- March 12 » James II of England landed at Kinsale, starting the Williamite War in Ireland.
- 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 5 » Beaver Wars: Fifteen hundred Iroquois attack Lachine in New France.
- August 21 » The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland.