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Born on Monday February 28, 1689
- Elisabeth Petrus LUIJCKEN, Riethoven, 4138, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Daniel Franciscus Van Langenhove, Baardegem († 1754)
- Deborah Greene, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
- Joannes René Richard DE MAL, Mal, 73046, Limburg, Belgique
- Elisabeth VAN BALEN, Meerhout, Meerhout, Antwerpen, België († 1733)
- Danieel Franc Van Langenhove, Baardegem, Aalst, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium († 1764)
- Catharina de Vos, Made en Drimmelen,Noord-Brabant,Nederland († 1780)
- Christian Bones, Elten
- Jantjen Zacharias, Groningen (stad), Groningen, Nederland
- Helena Antonia de Greven, Utrecht, Utr, NL (NedHerv)
Died on Monday February 28, 1689
- Cornelia MOYERSONS (72), Puurs, 2870, Anvers, Belgique
- Laszlo Vrijheer Károlyi van Nagy-Károly (74)
- Simon Pietersz Van Der Pluijm (44)
- Adrien (Volckerinckhove-Volkerinckhove) Vanhaecke (61)
- Aefje Jacobsdr TETTERODE,VAN (51), Wassenaar,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Joseph KUTZ (KAUTZ), Walbach, 68, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE
- Guillemette LE HOUARIEC (66), Berric,56230,Morbihan,Bretagne,FRANCE
- William Dilworth (70), Chipping, Lancashire, England
- Aefgen Jacobsdr van Tetheroode (51), Wassenaar, Netherlands
- Aefgen Jacobsdr. van Tetterode (51), Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Born on February 28
- 1612 » John Pearson, English bishop, theologian, and scholar († 1686)
- 1627 » Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex († 1703)
- 1675 » Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer († 1726)
- 1683 » René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French entomologist and academic († 1757)
- 1704 » Louis Godin, French astronomer and academic († 1760)
- 1712 » Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French general († 1759)
- 1724 » George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1807)
- 1792 » Karl Ernst von Baer, German biologist, meteorologist, and geographer († 1876)
- 1812 » Berthold Auerbach, German poet and author († 1882)
- 1820 » John Tenniel, English illustrator († 1914)
Died on February 28
- 1510 » Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer (b. 1450)
- 1551 » Martin Bucer, German Protestant reformer (b. 1491)
- 1572 » Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian and author (b. 1505)
- 1621 » Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1590)
- 1648 » Christian IV of Denmark (b. 1577)
- 1786 » John Gwynn, English architect and engineer (b. 1713)
- 1788 » Thomas Cushing, American lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1725)
- 1857 » André Dumont, Belgian geologist and academic (b. 1809)
- 1869 » Alphonse de Lamartine, French author and poet (b. 1790)
- 1879 » Hortense Allart, Italian-French author (b. 1801)
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.
- March 12 » James II of England landed at Kinsale, starting the Williamite War in Ireland.
- March 16 » The 23rd Regiment of Foot, or Royal Welch Fusiliers, is founded.
- May 24 » The English Parliament passes the Act of Toleration protecting dissenting Protestants but excluding Roman Catholics.
- August 5 » Beaver Wars: Fifteen hundred Iroquois attack Lachine in New France.
- August 21 » The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland.