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March 16, 1689Born on Thursday March 17, 1689
- Gaspar Henau, Cuesmes
- Aerken van Stigt, Vuren, Gelderland, Nederland
- Boelman Colters, Vlagtwedde (NL)
- Anne Marie NACHTERGAEL, Marcq, 55025, Hainaut, Belgique († 1764)
- Boelman Claessen Colters, Vlagtwedde (gem. Westerwolde) († 1738)
- Antonia Frans Roijakkers, Nederland, Beek en Donk († 1754)
- Agnes Catharina Hoeufft († 1758)
- Anna van de Walle, Oostkamp (B)
- Aaltjen Beerts, Oldebroek
- Cornelius Olertz, Belfeld
Died on Thursday March 17, 1689
- Johann Christoph von Adelsheim (71), Wertheim, Allemagne
- Peter Wilcken (79), Fehmarn, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Barent Simonsz Van Der TULP (58)
- Francoise van Biervliet (39), Gand (9000) Flandre Oriantal Belgique
- Wije Tiaerts, Meeden
- Derk Aartsen (39), Apeldoorn
- Joannes Van Leugenhaege (64), Bazel (B)
- Geeske Luitiens (29)
- Joannes Cunnen (59), Thorn
- Goverd Cuijndertsz Visser, Werkendam, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 17, 1689 at Delpher
Born on March 17
- 1611 » Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge, Swedish field marshal († 1662)
- 1665 » Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, French harpsichord player and composer († 1729)
- 1676 » Thomas Boston, Scottish philosopher and theologian († 1732)
- 1686 » Jean-Baptiste Oudry, French painter and engraver († 1755)
- 1725 » Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-American general and politician († 1806)
- 1777 » Patrick Brontë, Irish-English priest and author († 1861)
- 1777 » Roger B. Taney, American politician and jurist, 5th Chief Justice of the United States († 1864)
- 1780 » Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister, economist, and educator († 1847)
- 1781 » Ebenezer Elliott, English poet and educator († 1849)
- 1804 » Jim Bridger, American fur trader and explorer († 1881)
Died on March 17
- 1611 » Sophia of Sweden, duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1547)
- 1620 » John Sarkander, Polish-Moravian priest and saint (b. 1576)
- 1640 » Philip Massinger, English playwright (b. 1583)
- 1649 » Gabriel Lalemant, French missionary and saint (b. 1610)
- 1663 » Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland, English diplomat (b. 1605)
- 1680 » François de La Rochefoucauld, French author (b. 1613)
- 1704 » Menno van Coehoorn, Dutch soldier and engineer (b. 1641)
- 1715 » Gilbert Burnet, Scottish bishop and historian (b. 1643)
- 1741 » Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright (b. 1671)
- 1764 » George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, English astronomer and politician (b. 1695)
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)
- 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 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.
- 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.