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Born on Friday February 11, 1689
- Gerardus van der Maat, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
- Cornelia Houben, Kessenich, Prov. Limburg (B) († 1744)
- Carl Philipp Christian von Wartensleben († 1760)
- Aagje Hendriksdr Schipper, oudenhoorn (zuid holland)
- Gertrudis van Heck, 's-Hertogenbosch
- Annecke Alberts Suimering
- aagje hendriks schipper, oudenhoorn (zuid holland)
- Gertrudis Del Olmo de Santos
- Adrianus De Gusseme, Wetteren (BE) († 1733)
- Guillemine VANHERSECKE, Arnèke, 59018, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Died on Friday February 11, 1689
- Theunis Phlipsen (65)
- Clara DE MAERSCHALCK (47), Steenhuffel, 1840, Londerzeel, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Christianus de MAERSCHALCK (59), Steenhuffel, 1840, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Wesselus WESTENBERG (51), Neede
- Cornelia Kersten Broeren (48), Rijsbergen, 4891, Nederland
- Petrus Van Goethem (62), Haasdonk
- Catherine Willoughby (33)
- Hartmann de Liechtenstein (76)
- Maria Verleysen (64), Erembodegem, Aalst, België
- Petrus Van Goethem (62), Haasdonk, Beveren, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 11, 1689 at Delpher
Born on February 11
- 1568 » Honoré d'Urfé, French author and playwright († 1625)
- 1649 » William Carstares, Scottish minister and academic († 1715)
- 1657 » Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, French poet and playwright († 1757)
- 1708 » Egidio Duni, Italian composer († 1775)
- 1764 » Joseph Chénier, French poet and playwright († 1811)
- 1776 » Ioannis Kapodistrias, Greek politician, 1st Governor of Greece († 1831)
- 1800 » Henry Fox Talbot, English photographer and politician, invented the calotype († 1877)
- 1802 » Lydia Maria Child, American journalist, author, and activist († 1880)
- 1805 » Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, Native American-French Canadian explorer († 1866)
- 1812 » Alexander H. Stephens, American lawyer and politician, Vice President of the Confederate States of America († 1883)
Died on February 11
- 1503 » Elizabeth of York (b. 1466)
- 1626 » Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1548)
- 1650 » René Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1596)
- 1755 » Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist, playwright, and critic (b. 1675)
- 1763 » William Shenstone, English poet and gardener (b. 1714)
- 1795 » Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer (b. 1740)
- 1829 » Alexander Griboyedov, Russian poet, playwright, and composer (b. 1795)
- 1862 » Elizabeth Siddal, English poet and artist's model (b. 1829)
- 1868 » Léon Foucault, French physicist and academic (b. 1819)
- 1898 » Félix María Zuloaga, Mexican general and unconstitutional interim president (1858 and 1860-1862) (b. 1813)
Names that were popular for boys in 1689
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Willem
- Jean
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Johann
- John
- Hendrik
- Joseph
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1689
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Mary
- Johanna
- Elizabeth
- Anne
- Trijntje
- Ariaantje
- Grietje
- Jannetje
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)
- April 11 » William III and Mary II are crowned as joint sovereigns of Great Britain.
- 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.
- 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.