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May 25, 1689Born on Thursday May 26, 1689
- Arie van Os, Leerdam
- Elizabetha van Abel, Venray, Limburg, Nederland († 1738)
- Klaas Veen, Vianen, Utrecht, Netherlands († 1693)
- Joannes Adriaan Brosens, Minderhout
- Margaretha Hortensius, Lopik
- Gertrude Elisabeth van Tiesenhausen († 1746)
- Konrad Dreisbach, Steinbach, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Lijsbetge~Hermans Meerkerk, Schoonrewoerd († 1742)
- Adriaen Gijsbertsz van Zijl, Rhenen († 1690)
- Dirk Dirks Kramer, Weener († 1757)
Died on Thursday May 26, 1689
- Clara de Bock, Middelburg, Zeeland, Nederland
- tanguy le bec (61), Bourg-Blanc, 29860, Finistère, Bretagne, FRANCE
- Jacobus Spanker (2)
- Egidius DE Gols (61), Moorsel
- Hannah Porter (21), Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
- Pieter Adamsz van Dijck
- Arien Jansz Kromhout (80), Rijnsburg
- Jacob Willemszoon Verschoor (51), Charlois
- Petronella Buermans (2), Essen, Antwerpen, Belgie
- (2), Essen
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 26, 1689 at Delpher
Born on May 26
- 1562 » James III, margrave of Baden-Hachberg († 1590)
- 1566 » Mehmed III, Ottoman sultan († 1603)
- 1602 » Philippe de Champaigne, Dutch-French painter († 1674)
- 1623 » William Petty, English economist and philosopher († 1687)
- 1650 » John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire († 1722)
- 1667 » Abraham de Moivre, French-English mathematician and theorist († 1754)
- 1669 » Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist and mycologist († 1722)
- 1700 » Nicolaus Zinzendorf, German bishop and saint († 1760)
- 1799 » August Kopisch, German poet and painter († 1853)
- 1822 » Edmond de Goncourt, French author and critic, founded the Académie Goncourt († 1896)
Died on May 26
- 1648 » Vincent Voiture, French poet and author (b. 1597)
- 1653 » Robert Filmer, English theorist and author (b. 1588)
- 1679 » Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1636)
- 1685 » Charles II, German elector palatine (b. 1651)
- 1703 » Samuel Pepys, English politician (b. 1633)
- 1742 » Pylyp Orlyk, Ukrainian diplomat (b. 1672)
- 1746 » Thomas Southerne, Irish playwright (b. 1660)
- 1762 » Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher and academic (b. 1714)
- 1799 » James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, Scottish linguist, biologist, and judge (b. 1714)
- 1818 » Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Russian field marshal and politician, Governor-General of Finland (b. 1761)
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)
- 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.
- February 13 » William and Mary are proclaimed co-rulers of England.
- March 12 » James II of England landed at Kinsale, starting the Williamite War in Ireland.
- March 16 » The 23rd Regiment of Foot, or Royal Welch Fusiliers, is founded.
- April 18 » Bostonians rise up in rebellion against Sir Edmund Andros.
- December 16 » Convention Parliament: The Declaration of Right is embodied in the Bill of Rights.