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July 16, 1689Born on Sunday July 17, 1689
- Anthonij Anthony Bruinink, Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1775)
- Arnoldus Sassen, Beek,, Limburg, Nederland
- Christian van Hessen Rheinfels († 1755)
- Catharina OIJEN, Meerhout, Antwerpen, België
- Anthonij Bruinink, Zutphen († 1775)
- Arie Voordeel, Lekkerkerk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Arie Voordeel, Lekkerkerk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Arie Voordeel, Lekkerkerk († 1763)
- Arie Zijmonse Voordeel, Lekkerkerk, Nederland († 1763)
- Catharina VAN DER DONCK, Pamel († 1771)
Died on Sunday July 17, 1689
- Tinco Regnerus van Andringa (45), Oldeboorn
- Joannis Joosen (Joosten, alias van den Broeck) (56)
- Grietje Pieters van Sonnevelt
- Joannis JOOSTEN (alias Van den Broeck) (56)
- Maria Joannes Banckers (55), Bakel
- Anna Bachmann (62), Immelhauserhof, Sinsheim, Kraichgau, Germany
- Anna Wyss Buchmann (62), Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Tinco van Andringa Grietman van Lemsterland (45)
- Joannis Joosen van den BROEK (56)
- Claß Becker (45), Werdum,Friesland,Niedersachsen,Bundesrepublick Deutschland
Born on July 17
- 1674 » Isaac Watts, English hymnwriter and theologian († 1748)
- 1695 » Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim († 1766)
- 1698 » Pierre Louis Maupertuis, French mathematician and philosopher († 1759)
- 1708 » Frederick Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth († 1769)
- 1714 » Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher and academic († 1762)
- 1744 » Elbridge Gerry, American merchant and politician, 5th Vice President of the United States († 1814)
- 1763 » John Jacob Astor, German-American businessman and philanthropist († 1848)
- 1774 » John Wilbur, American minister and theologian († 1856)
- 1797 » Paul Delaroche, French painter and academic († 1856)
- 1823 » Leander Clark, American businessman, judge, and politician († 1910)
Died on July 17
- 1588 » Mimar Sinan, Ottoman architect and engineer, designed the Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque and Süleymaniye Mosque (b. 1489)
- 1603 » Mózes Székely, Hungarian noble (b. 1553)
- 1645 » Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, English-Scottish politician, Lord Chamberlain of the United Kingdom (b. 1587)
- 1704 » Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer (b. 1657)
- 1709 » Robert Bolling, English planter and merchant (b. 1646)
- 1725 » Thomas King, English and British soldier, MP for Queenborough, lieutenant-governor of Sheerness (b. before 1660?).
- 1762 » Peter III of Russia (b. 1728)
- 1790 » Adam Smith, Scottish economist and philosopher (b. 1723)
- 1791 » Martin Dobrizhoffer, Austrian missionary and author (b. 1717)
- 1793 » Charlotte Corday, French murderer (b. 1768)
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)
- 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 16 » The 23rd Regiment of Foot, or Royal Welch Fusiliers, is founded.
- 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 27 » The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire (Julian calendar).