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May 10, 1689Born on Wednesday May 11, 1689
- John Ford, of Norwich († 1753)
- Catharina Kerf, Warsage, Luik, België
- Dirk Bastiaanse Veerman, Gouda († 1713)
- Aegidius Henricus Daemen DAMEN, Nuenen,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1751)
- Henrietta Hobart, Of, Middlesex, England († 1767)
- Jacob Verheul, Leiden
- Gillis Boots, Rupelmonde, Kruibeke, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1764)
- Jannetje de Ras, Leiden, ZH (Pieterskerk)
- Egidius Van Langenhove, Moorsel († 1689)
- Catharina Hollesloot, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Died on Wednesday May 11, 1689
- Heijnderick Bravenboer (19), Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Mary Gould (7), Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts
- Machtelt Bravenboer (23), Barendrecht, Nederland
- Alice CASTLE (78), Wootton, Oxfordshire, England
- Claas Simons Wildeboer (61)
- elisabeth zeelen (28), helden
- Otto Johann von Mirbach (24)
- Geertruijt Cornelisd BRAVENBOER (31), Barendrecht
- Maria Jansdr Halders (39), Herpt
- Experience Mitchell (80), Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
Born on May 11
- 1571 » Niwa Nagashige, Japanese daimyō († 1637)
- 1715 » Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach, German organist († 1739)
- 1752 » Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German physician, physiologist, and anthropologist († 1840)
- 1797 » José Mariano Salas, Mexican general and politician († 1867)
- 1811 » Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, Swiss politician († 1893)
- 1852 » Charles W. Fairbanks, American journalist and politician, 26th United States Vice President († 1918)
- 1854 » Jack Blackham, Australian cricketer († 1932)
- 1869 » Archibald Warden, English tennis player († 1943)
- 1871 » Frank Schlesinger, American astronomer and author († 1943)
- 1875 » Harriet Quimby, American pilot and screenwriter († 1912)
Died on May 11
- 1610 » Matteo Ricci, Italian priest and mathematician (b. 1552)
- 1686 » Otto von Guericke, German physicist and politician (b. 1602)
- 1778 » William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1708)
- 1779 » John Hart, American lawyer and politician (b. 1711)
- 1812 » Spencer Perceval, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1762)
- 1848 » Tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781)
- 1849 » Juliette Récamier, French businesswoman (b. 1777)
- 1882 » Frederick Innes, Scottish-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1816)
- 1889 » John Cadbury, English businessman and philanthropist, founded the Cadbury Company (b. 1801)
- 1908 » Charles Kingston, Australian politician, 20th Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
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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 13 » William and Mary are proclaimed co-rulers of England.
- 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 18 » Bostonians rise up in rebellion against Sir Edmund Andros.
- August 5 » Beaver Wars: Fifteen hundred Iroquois attack Lachine in New France.
- August 21 » The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland.