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Born on Sunday October 2, 1689
- Andreas Welhuijsen, 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Maria Bruyndonckx, Heist op den Berg
- Annetje Kouwenhoven, Lisse
- Aefje Teunissen van Schoonderwoert, Woudrichem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Cornelia Brabers, Scherpenisse, Zeeland, Nederland
- Arijd van der Linden, Groot-Ammers (Zuid-Holland)
- Arien van der Staal, Werkendam
- Adrianus Poisson, Loon op Zand
- Antonius Peter Vereijken, Bergeijk (Bergeijk) (Noord-Brabant) († 1741)
- Arnoldus Gerardus Peeters Roest, Bergeijk, 3314, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1694)
Died on Sunday October 2, 1689
- Jacob Kettingh (99), Delft, Republiek der Verenigde Provincies
- Elsken Jansen (34), Wilp, Gelderland, Nederland
- Elsken JANSEN, Wilp
- Jacob Kettingh (99), Delft, Republiek der Verenigde Provincies
- Elsken Janssen, Wilp
- Pietertje Daniels VLEKHARING (6)
- Antonetta Husjan (29), Steenbergen
- Aefken Teunissen Schoonderwoert, Woudrichem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Winandus Engelbertus Gerardusz Engelen (0), Oud-Zevenaar, Zevenaar, Gelderland, Nederland
- Elsken Janssen, Wilp
Born on October 2
- 1589 » Muhammad Parviz, Mughal Empire emperor († 1626)
- 1644 » François-Timoléon de Choisy, French historian and author († 1724)
- 1704 » František Tůma, Czech organist and composer († 1774)
- 1718 » Elizabeth Montagu, English author and critic († 1800)
- 1727 » Ignaz Schiffermüller, Austrian entomologist and academic († 1806)
- 1768 » William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, English general and politician († 1854)
- 1798 » Charles Albert, King of Sardinia (1831–49) († 1849)
- 1800 » Nat Turner, American slave and uprising leader († 1831)
- 1815 » James Agnew, Northern Irish-Australian politician, 16th Premier of Tasmania († 1901)
- 1821 » Alexander P. Stewart, American general († 1908)
Died on October 2
- 1626 » Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, 1st Count of Gondomar, Spanish academic and diplomat (b. 1567)
- 1629 » Antonio Cifra, Italian composer (b. 1584)
- 1629 » Pierre de Bérulle, French cardinal and theologian (b. 1575)
- 1678 » Wu Sangui, Qing Chinese general (b. 1612)
- 1685 » David Teniers III, Flemish painter (b. 1638)
- 1708 » Anne Jules de Noailles, French general (b. 1650)
- 1709 » Ivan Mazepa, Ukrainian diplomat (b. 1639)
- 1724 » François-Timoléon de Choisy, French historian and author (b. 1644)
- 1746 » Josiah Burchett, English admiral and politician (b. 1666)
- 1764 » William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1720)
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)
- January 22 » The Convention Parliament convenes to determine whether James II and VII, the last Roman Catholic monarch of England, Ireland and Scotland, had vacated the thrones of England and Ireland when he fled to France in 1688.
- February 13 » William and Mary are proclaimed co-rulers of England.
- 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.
- August 27 » The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire (Julian calendar).