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Born on Monday January 24, 1689
- Elisabeth DE WEIRDT, Velzeke, 9620, Flandre-Orientale, Belgique († 1689)
- Adriana Rootselaer, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland († 1693)
- Aeltien Lipke, Elburg
- Charles AUBERT, Crest,26400,Drôme,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE
- Angelina d'Hondt, Herzele, Oost-Vlaanderen, Graafschap Vlaanderen
- Cornelia Nicolai, Ginneken en Bavel
- Evert Aaltsen ( Vermeer ), Harderwijk, Gelderland, Nederland
- Aaltje Lipke, Elburg, Gelderland, Nederland
- Heert Wijbes, Oldemarkt, Overijssel, Nederland
- Cornelia Joannis STOOPS, Ginneken,4835,Noord-Brabant,Breda,NEDERLAND
Died on Monday January 24, 1689
- Baron Henry of Waldegrave-Chewton (28), Chateau-Vieux, St Germain-In-La, Seine-Et-Oise, France
- Sir Henry Waldergrave, 1st Baron Waldegrave (28), Paris, France
- Jacques LE CARDUNER (38), Plouha, Côtes d'Armor
- Johan van Hasselt (71), Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Johan van HASSELT (71), Zutphen
- Adriaantie de Witte, Zaamslag
- Jan Adriaan Beekers van Tienen, Leiden
- Johannes Philippius ZIMMERS (79), Mainzweiler, Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany
- Ann Warde (67), Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of America
- Joris de Platte, Zaamslag
Born on January 24
- 1664 » John Vanbrugh, English architect and dramatist († 1726)
- 1670 » William Congreve, English playwright and poet († 1729)
- 1672 » Margrave Albert Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt, German Lieutenant General († 1731)
- 1674 » Thomas Tanner, English bishop († 1735)
- 1679 » Christian Wolff, German philosopher and academic († 1754)
- 1684 » Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg, German noble († 1737)
- 1705 » Farinelli, Italian castrato singer († 1782)
- 1709 » Dom Bédos de Celles, French monk and organist († 1779)
- 1712 » Frederick the Great, Prussian king († 1786)
- 1732 » Pierre Beaumarchais, French playwright and financier († 1799)
Died on January 24
- 1525 » Franciabigio, Florentine painter (b. 1482)
- 1595 » Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (b. 1529)
- 1626 » Samuel Argall, English captain and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1572)
- 1639 » Jörg Jenatsch, Swiss pastor and politician (b. 1596)
- 1666 » Johann Andreas Herbst, German composer and theorist (b. 1588)
- 1709 » George Rooke, English admiral and politician (b. 1650)
- 1877 » Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist and journalist (b. 1796)
- 1881 » James Collinson, English painter (b. 1825)
- 1883 » Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (b. 1812)
- 1895 » Lord Randolph Churchill, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1849)
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.
- March 16 » The 23rd Regiment of Foot, or Royal Welch Fusiliers, is founded.
- April 18 » Bostonians rise up in rebellion against Sir Edmund Andros.
- April 20 » Deposed monarch James II of England lays siege to Derry.
- July 27 » Glorious Revolution: The Battle of Killiecrankie is a victory for the Jacobites.
- December 16 » Convention Parliament: The Declaration of Right is embodied in the Bill of Rights.