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April 12, 1689Born on Wednesday April 13, 1689
- Henricus Emmen, Oisterwijk
- Elß MÜLLEJANS, Nothberg,52249
- Dennis Taylor, Somerset County, Maryland († 1734)
- Jantjen Scheepen, Zetten en Andelst
- Constantia Cornelia Sleeckx, Gestel, Antwerpen, Belgique († 1722)
- Eybert Peereboom, Nijkerk
- Catharina VAN WEMMEL, Opwijk, 1745, Vlaams-Brabant, België († 1762)
- Herman Otto Lembrock, Raesfeld (St. Martinkerk)
- Henricus Cornelis Hendrickx EMMEN, Oisterwijk, 4060, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Orlin, Zichem, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgie († 1757)
Died on Wednesday April 13, 1689
- Paquette MONTERET (25), Bert,03,Allier,Auvergne Rhone Alpes,FRANCE
- Helena Smets (39), Maasbree
- Gracia Duarte y de Pas (62), Amsterdam, Paises Bajos
- gijsbert egberts (64)
- Marie BOUCHER (56), Bousies,59222,Nord,Hauts-de-France,FRANCE
- Franciscus Dewitte, Meulebeke,, West-Vlaanderen, België
- Helena Smets, Maasbree
- Cornelis Arntsz van den (op den) Born (79)
- Peel Jansen
- Helena Smets Smeets (35), Maasbree, Limburg, Nederland
Born on April 13
- 1618 » Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French author († 1693)
- 1636 » Hendrik van Rheede, Dutch botanist († 1691)
- 1648 » Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon, French mystic († 1717)
- 1713 » Pierre Jélyotte, French tenor († 1797)
- 1729 » Thomas Percy, Irish bishop and poet († 1811)
- 1732 » Frederick North, Lord North, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1792)
- 1735 » Isaac Low, American merchant and politician, founded the New York Chamber of Commerce († 1791)
- 1743 » Thomas Jefferson, American lawyer and politician, 3rd President of the United States († 1826)
- 1747 » Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans († 1793)
- 1764 » Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French general and politician, French Minister of War († 1830)
Died on April 13
- 1592 » Bartolomeo Ammannati, Italian architect and sculptor (b. 1511)
- 1605 » Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (b. 1551)
- 1612 » Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai (b. 1585)
- 1635 » Fakhr-al-Din II, Ottoman prince (b. 1572)
- 1638 » Henri, Duke of Rohan (b. 1579)
- 1641 » Richard Montagu, English bishop (b. 1577)
- 1695 » Jean de La Fontaine, French author and poet (b. 1621)
- 1716 » Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, English admiral and politician (b. 1648)
- 1722 » Charles Leslie, Irish priest and theologian (b. 1650)
- 1793 » Pierre Gaspard Chaumette, French botanist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1763)
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)
- March 16 » The 23rd Regiment of Foot, or Royal Welch Fusiliers, is founded.
- 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.
- August 21 » The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland.
- 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.