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May 23, 1689Born on Tuesday May 24, 1689
- Catharina Janssen, Gronsveld
- Gerardus van den Ecker, Schijndel († 1698)
- Petrus Mannaert, Hontenisse-Terhole, Zeeland, Nederland († 1731)
- Jean FORCADE(FOURCADE), Esconnets (65)
- Rebeckah Bass, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
- Gearardus van den Ecker, Schijndel
- Rebecca Whittredge, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America († 1755)
- Earl Daniel Finch VIII of Winchilsea († 1769)
- Hermanna Regina Ketel, groningen
- Maria Catharina Van der Oterive, Roeselare
Died on Tuesday May 24, 1689
- Albertus Slop (0), Demen,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Melchior ZURBACH (66), Reiningue, 68, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE
- Cornelia Coppens (32), Beveren (Verrebroek), Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Hanss Georg Mayer (24), Wolfschlugen, Württemberg, Germany
- Joanna (Janneken) de Kerf (30), Groot Kieldrechtpolder
- Paulus Pieters Eglifs
- John Bulkeley, M.A. (70), St Katharine's by the Tower, London, England
- Cornélia VANCOPPENOLLE (69), Torhout, 31033, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
- Paulus Pieters Eglifs
- bernt driesen (79)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 24, 1689 at Delpher
Born on May 24
- 1576 » Elizabeth Carey, Lady Berkeley, English courtier († 1635)
- 1616 » John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale, Scottish politician, Secretary of State, Scotland († 1682)
- 1628 » Marek Sobieski, Polish noble († 1652)
- 1669 » Emerentia von Düben, Swedish royal favorite († 1743)
- 1671 » Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany († 1737)
- 1686 » Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Polish-German physicist and engineer, developed the Fahrenheit scale († 1736)
- 1689 » Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician, Lord President of the Council († 1769)
- 1743 » Jean-Paul Marat, Swiss-French physician, journalist, and politician († 1793)
- 1789 » Cathinka Buchwieser, German operatic singer and actress (d.1828)
- 1794 » William Whewell, English priest and philosopher († 1866)
Died on May 24
- 1543 » Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (b. 1473)
- 1612 » Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1563)
- 1627 » Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet and cleric (b. 1561)
- 1632 » Robert Hues, English mathematician and geographer (b. 1553)
- 1665 » Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, Spanish Franciscan abbess and mystic (b. 1602)
- 1734 » Georg Ernst Stahl, German physician and chemist (b. 1660)
- 1792 » George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, English admiral and politician, 16th Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1718)
- 1806 » John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, Scottish field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire (b. 1723)
- 1843 » Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician and academic (b. 1765)
- 1848 » Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German author and composer (b. 1797)
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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 12 » The Convention Parliament declares that the flight to France in 1688 by James II, the last Roman Catholic British monarch, constitutes an abdication.
- April 18 » Bostonians rise up in rebellion against Sir Edmund Andros.
- July 27 » Glorious Revolution: The Battle of Killiecrankie is a victory for the Jacobites.
- August 21 » The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland.
- August 27 » The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire (Julian calendar).
- December 16 » Convention Parliament: The Declaration of Right is embodied in the Bill of Rights.