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Born on Thursday January 27, 1689
- Aafke Haayes, Drachten
- Douwe Alefs, Drachten, Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands († 1752)
- Adriana van Rootselaer, Amersfoort
- Andrew Suttar, Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- Aafke Haijes, Drachten, Friesland, Netherlands († 1732)
- Akke Haayes, Drachten, gem. Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
- Adriana Abrahams van Gladbach, Zwartsluis († 1761)
- Aafke Hajes, Drachten
- (Lisbeth) Maria Elisabetha Tripels, Schinnen († 1754)
- Aafke Hayes, Drachten († 1740)
Died on Thursday January 27, 1689
- Petrus Adams (44), Oud en Nieuw Gastel
- Petronella Claessen (48)
- Everard de Joncheere, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
- Geurt Jansen (van Heemsbergen) (3), Veenendaal, Gelderland, Nederland
- Marritije Reijniers, Gouda
- Eva Wiltvanck
- Thomas Colepepper (53)
- Charles Letartre du Tertre (0), L'Ange Gardien, Montmorency, Quebec, Canada
- Thomas Sir Culpepper (54)
- Caspar von Schönberg (28), Pfaffroda, Sachsen, Allemagne
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 27, 1689 at Delpher
Born on January 27
- 1603 » Humphrey Mackworth, English politician, lawyer and judge († 1654)
- 1603 » Sir Harbottle Grimston, 2nd Baronet, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons († 1685)
- 1621 » Thomas Willis, English physician and anatomist († 1675)
- 1662 » Richard Bentley, English scholar and theologian († 1742)
- 1663 » George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, Royal Navy admiral († 1733)
- 1687 » Johann Balthasar Neumann, German engineer and architect, designed Würzburg Residence and Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers († 1753)
- 1701 » Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian and theologian († 1790)
- 1708 » Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia († 1728)
- 1741 » Hester Thrale, Welsh author († 1821)
- 1756 » Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian pianist and composer († 1791)
Died on January 27
- 1592 » Gian Paolo Lomazzo, Italian painter (b. 1538)
- 1596 » Francis Drake, English captain and explorer (b. 1540)
- 1629 » Hieronymus Praetorius, German organist and composer (b. 1560)
- 1638 » Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses, Spanish author and poet (b. 1585)
- 1651 » Abraham Bloemaert, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1566)
- 1689 » Robert Aske, English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1619)
- 1731 » Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian instrument maker, invented the Piano (b. 1655)
- 1733 » Thomas Woolston, English theologian and author (b. 1669)
- 1740 » Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1692)
- 1770 » Philippe Macquer, French historian (b. 1720)
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 11 » William III and Mary II are crowned as joint sovereigns of Great Britain.
- 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).