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Born on Monday October 24, 1689
- Maria Stockman, Amsterdam, Moses en Aäron kerk
- Joanna Conradus van Boxtel, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Claas Abrahamsz NOORLANDER, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, 6201, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1770)
- Sibilla Arts, Sint Anthonis,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1745)
- Antonia Cornelissen Swijden, Hoeven
- Adrianus Geraards de Pint, Nieuwkuijk († 1754)
- Jan Aertsen Ruijsendael, Naarden († 1726)
- Jan Jans van Bergen, Zwartewaal
- Joannes Lauwers, Willebroek, 2830, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Joanna van Boxtel, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Monday October 24, 1689
- Adolf Johan van Pfalz Zweibrucken (60)
- Adolf Johan von Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Kleeburg, I (60), Stegeborg, Söderköping, Östergötland County, Sweden
- Matthias Zimmerman (64), Meissen (Duitsland)
- Adolf Johann I von Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Kleeburg (60), Stegeborg, Östergötland, Schweden
- Aefcke Potter (64), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
- Adolf Johann von Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Kleeburg (60), Stegeborg, Östergötland, Sweden
- Adolf Johan von Pfalz Zweibrücken (60)
- Adolf Johan i van Zweibrücken - Kleeburg (60)
- Mary Harrison, Bidston, Wirral
- Anton Hellehake (45), Stockum, Balve
Born on October 24
- 1632 » Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch biologist and microbiologist († 1723)
- 1637 » Lorenzo Magalotti, Italian philosopher († 1712)
- 1650 » Steven Blankaart, Dutch entomologist († 1704)
- 1675 » Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire († 1749)
- 1713 » Marie Fel, French soprano and actress († 1794)
- 1763 » Dorothea von Schlegel, German author and translator († 1839)
- 1784 » Moses Montefiore, British philanthropist, sheriff and banker († 1885)
- 1788 » Sarah Josepha Hale, American author and poet († 1879)
- 1798 » Massimo d'Azeglio, Piedmontese-Italian statesman, novelist and painter († 1866)
- 1804 » Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist and academic († 1891)
Died on October 24
- 1572 » Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English admiral and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire (b. 1508)
- 1601 » Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer and alchemist (b. 1546)
- 1633 » Jean Titelouze, French organist and composer (b. 1562/3)
- 1642 » Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey, English peer and courtier (b. 1582)
- 1655 » Pierre Gassendi, French priest, astronomer, and mathematician (b. 1592)
- 1669 » William Prynne, English lawyer and author (b. 1600)
- 1672 » John Webb, English architect and scholar (b. 1611)
- 1725 » Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer and educator (b. 1660)
- 1799 » Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1739)
- 1821 » Elias Boudinot, American lawyer and politician, 10th President of the Continental Congress (b. 1740)
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.
- 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 27 » The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire (Julian calendar).
- October 26 » General Piccolomini of Austria burns down Skopje to prevent the spread of cholera; he died of the disease himself soon after.
- December 16 » Convention Parliament: The Declaration of Right is embodied in the Bill of Rights.