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Born on Saturday February 5, 1689
- Adriaen Mathijs Aert Ooms, Loenhout, Antwerpen, België
- Allegondis (Aleidis) van Knippenbergh, Helden, Limburg, Netherlands († 1765)
- Anthonia Aemilia Wolfsen, Lissabon († 1780)
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- Adriaen Matthijs Aert Ooms, Loenhout († 1749)
- Conrad Sigmund von Starhemberg, Wien, Wien, Nieder�sterreich, Austria († 1727)
- Christian de Fürstenberg († 1755)
- Anna Claessens, Stabroek-Antwerpen, België
- Christian van Fürstenberg, Fürstenberg († 1755)
- Anna van der Aar, Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Died on Saturday February 5, 1689
- Maartje Louwen Reijneveen
- Tomasin Warham (69)
- Dirk Bruijnsz van der Dussen (40), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anneken Jan Adriaens, Berlicum
- Alida Anslo (52), Amsterdam,NL, Nederland
- Gisbertus Pelgrom (72), Venlo (L)
- Giesbertus Pelgrom (51), Venlo, Li.NL
- Adamus Boers, Merkelbeek,, Limburg, Nederland
- Metgen Herbers Kip, Utrecht
- Dirk Van Der van der Dussen (40), Delft, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 5, 1689 at Delpher
Born on February 5
- 1594 » Biagio Marini, Italian violinist and composer († 1663)
- 1605 » Bernard of Corleone, Italian saint († 1667)
- 1608 » Gaspar Schott, German mathematician and physicist († 1666)
- 1626 » Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author († 1696)
- 1650 » Anne Jules de Noailles, French general († 1708)
- 1703 » Gilbert Tennent, Irish-American minister († 1764)
- 1723 » John Witherspoon, Scottish-American minister and academic († 1794)
- 1725 » James Otis, Jr., American lawyer and politician († 1783)
- 1748 » Christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer and conductor († 1798)
- 1788 » Robert Peel, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1850)
Died on February 5
- 1578 » Giovanni Battista Moroni, Italian painter (b. 1520)
- 1661 » Shunzhi, Chinese emperor of the Qing Dynasty (b. 1638)
- 1705 » Philipp Spener, German theologian and author (b. 1635)
- 1751 » Henri François d'Aguesseau, French jurist and politician, Chancellor of France (b. 1668)
- 1754 » Nicolaas Kruik, Dutch astronomer and cartographer (b. 1678)
- 1766 » Count Leopold Joseph von Daun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705)
- 1775 » Eusebius Amort, German theologian and academic (b. 1692)
- 1790 » William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710)
- 1807 » Pasquale Paoli, Corsican commander and politician (b. 1725)
- 1818 » Charles XIII, king of Sweden (b. 1748)
Names that were popular for boys in 1689
Names that were popular for girls in 1689
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)
- March 16 » The 23rd Regiment of Foot, or Royal Welch Fusiliers, is founded.
- April 11 » William III and Mary II are crowned as joint sovereigns of Great Britain.
- April 20 » Deposed monarch James II of England lays siege to Derry.
- 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.
- December 16 » Convention Parliament: The Declaration of Right is embodied in the Bill of Rights.