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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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • October 26 » General Piccolomini of Austria burns down Skopje to prevent the spread of cholera; he died of the disease himself soon after.