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Born on Tuesday January 4, 1689
- Cornelius \Wilhelmus van Heeswijck, 's Hertogenbosch
- Joannes Dunslagher (Vandunslagher), Zande
- Hanss Schaeffer, Nassau, Deggendorf, Bayern, Germany
- Brigitte Braet, Ruiselede († 1775)
- Catharina Cop, Loon op Zand No Brab Neth
- Hindrikjen Jans, Veendam († 1749)
- Herman Jans Mouw, Oude Pekela (Groningen)
- Joanna Jan Aerds van den Eijnden, Gemert,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
- Daniel Boel, HAMME († 1737)
- Geysbrechts Elisabetha, Nijlen, Antwerpen, België († 1729)
Died on Tuesday January 4, 1689
- Elisabeth Schwerin, Laatzke,Altmarkkreis Salzwedel,Sachsen-Anhalt,Bundesrepublick Deutschland
- Joannes Dauwe (24), Hamme
- Adriana Van Hove (54), Wommelgem
- Barthelemy GUAY (71), Puyravault, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle Aquitaine, FRANCE
- Cornelis Peter Maeijincx (29)
- Gustaf Ernst van Stolberg-Wernigerode (3), Gedern, Hessen-Darmstadt, Nemčija
- Jeanne Malier (64), Chateau Richer, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Quebec, Canada
- Paris Georg Fugger (37)
- Mary STUBBIN (0), Soham, Cambridgeshire, England
- Gustaaf Ernst van Stolberg-Gedern (3), Gedern, Hessen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 4, 1689 at Delpher
Born on January 4
- 1581 » James Ussher, Irish archbishop and historian († 1656)
- 1643 » Isaac Newton, English mathematician and physicist († 1727)
- 1654 » Lars Roberg, Swedish physician and academic († 1742)
- 1672 » Hugh Boulter, English-Irish archbishop († 1742)
- 1710 » Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer, violinist, and organist († 1736)
- 1720 » Johann Friedrich Agricola, German organist and composer († 1774)
- 1785 » Jacob Grimm, German philologist and mythologist († 1863)
- 1809 » Louis Braille, French educator, invented Braille († 1852)
- 1813 » Isaac Pitman, English linguist and educator († 1897)
- 1832 » George Tryon, English admiral († 1893)
Died on January 4
- 1584 » Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter and illustrator (b. 1539)
- 1604 » Ferenc Nádasdy, Hungarian noble (b. 1555)
- 1695 » François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg, French general (b. 1628)
- 1752 » Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1704)
- 1761 » Stephen Hales, English clergyman and physiologist (b. 1677)
- 1782 » Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect, designed École Militaire (b. 1698)
- 1786 » Moses Mendelssohn, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1729)
- 1804 » Charlotte Lennox, English author and poet (b. 1730)
- 1821 » Elizabeth Ann Seton, American nun and saint (b. 1774)
- 1825 » Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (b. 1751)
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 12 » The Convention Parliament declares that the flight to France in 1688 by James II, the last Roman Catholic British monarch, constitutes an abdication.
- 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.
- 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).