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Born on Saturday January 15, 1689
- Abraham Hendriks Boelhouwer, Berkenwoude, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antoinette DUROCHAT-LABBE, Verel-de-Montbel, Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin, Savoie (Frankrijk) († 1744)
- François Bernardin du Châtelet († 1754)
- Maria SEGERS, Ophoven,3640,Limbourg,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Cornelia (Loenis) Leunissen, Klimmen
- Georgia De Gaudissabois, Ursel,, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1730)
- Maria van Bavel, Moerstraten, Wouw
- Marie LEBEAU, CHARNEUX, Liège, Belgique
- Antonius Ferro (perro), 's-Hertogenbosch
- Adriana Joanna Pollez, Ruien
Died on Saturday January 15, 1689
- Perrine POIRIER (33), Plessé,44630,Loire-Atlantique,Pays de la Loire,FRANCE
- Yves BEAUPOIL (54), Yvignac, 22350, France
- Catharina van Havere (29), Sint Niklaas
- PIERRE DOUCINET* 11GGF (73), La Rochelle Basse Normandie France
- Jacobmijntje Boot, Etten, Noord Brabant, Nederland
- Lammert Beijerinck, Doetichem, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Francesca Bonnard (64)
- Catherine THEVENET (76), En Montagne,69860,Rhône,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE
- Catharina ( Caterijne ) Meerseman (48), Eernegem
- Ferreol Pappard (80), Saint Ferreol F-74210
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 15, 1689 at Delpher
Born on January 15
- 1595 » Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth, English politician († 1661)
- 1622 » Molière, French actor and playwright († 1673)
- 1623 » Algernon Sidney, British philosopher († 1683)
- 1671 » Abraham de la Pryme, English archaeologist and historian († 1704)
- 1674 » Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French poet and playwright († 1762)
- 1716 » Philip Livingston, American merchant and politician († 1778)
- 1747 » John Aikin, English surgeon and author († 1822)
- 1754 » Richard Martin, Irish activist and politician, co-founded the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals († 1834)
- 1791 » Franz Grillparzer, Austrian author, poet, and playwright († 1872)
- 1795 » Alexander Griboyedov, Russian playwright, composer, and poet († 1829)
Died on January 15
- 1568 » Nicolaus Olahus, Romanian archbishop (b. 1493)
- 1569 » Catherine Carey, lady-in-waiting to Elizabeth I of England (b. 1524)
- 1584 » Martha Leijonhufvud, Swedish noblewoman (b. 1520)
- 1595 » Murad III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546)
- 1623 » Paolo Sarpi, Italian lawyer, historian, and scholar (b. 1552)
- 1672 » John Cosin, English bishop and academic (b. 1594)
- 1683 » Philip Warwick, English politician (b. 1609)
- 1775 » Giovanni Battista Sammartini, Italian organist and composer (b. 1700)
- 1790 » John Landen, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1719)
- 1804 » Dru Drury, English entomologist and author (b. 1725)
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 16 » The 23rd Regiment of Foot, or Royal Welch Fusiliers, is founded.
- April 11 » William III and Mary II are crowned as joint sovereigns of Great Britain.
- April 18 » Bostonians rise up in rebellion against Sir Edmund Andros.
- August 5 » Beaver Wars: Fifteen hundred Iroquois attack Lachine in New France.
- August 21 » The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland.