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Born on Saturday February 4, 1690
- Jacobus De Worteleer, Werchter, Brabant, Belgie († 1725)
- Ida Brooren, Born
- Josijna VOS, Dordrecht
- Antoine Augustin LOURME, Gonnehem,62376,Pas-de-Calais,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE († 1768)
- James Burwell, Gloucester, Virginia, Verenigde Staten († 1718)
- Elisabeth Wetter, Dotzlar, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1752)
- Jacobus De Wortelaer, Werchter
- Maria Hartsinck († 1751)
- Adrianus VERMEREN, Eersel, Noord Brabant, Netherlands
- Geertruidt Hieronimus, Groningen (Martinikerk)
Died on Saturday February 4, 1690
- Geessien (30)
- Marcus Volckaert (84), St Antelinks (Oost Vlaand)
- Aryaantje SYMONSDR
- Johan Lodewijk van NASSAU-SAARBRUCKEN (64), Reichelsheim in de Wetterau, Hessen
- Lady Mary Campbell (56), Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
- Catherine Reynolds (101), Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, United States
- Aeltze Douwes Hellinga (69), Warga, Boarnsterhim, Friesland, Netherlands
- Petrus Hebben (49), Swolgen
- Aaltie, Ferwerderadeel
- Harmen Noest (30), blokzijl, Overijssel, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 4, 1690 at Delpher
Born on February 4
- 1575 » Pierre de Bérulle, French cardinal and theologian, founded the French school of spirituality († 1629)
- 1646 » Hans Erasmus Aßmann, German poet and politician († 1699)
- 1676 » Giacomo Facco, Italian violinist and composer († 1753)
- 1677 » Johann Ludwig Bach, German violinist and composer († 1731)
- 1688 » Pierre de Marivaux, French author and playwright († 1763)
- 1725 » Dru Drury, English entomologist and author († 1804)
- 1740 » Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer († 1795)
- 1778 » Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, Swiss botanist, mycologist, and academic († 1841)
- 1799 » Almeida Garrett, Portuguese journalist and author († 1854)
- 1818 » Emperor Norton, San Francisco eccentric and visionary († 1880)
Died on February 4
- 1508 » Conrad Celtes, German poet and scholar (b. 1459)
- 1555 » John Rogers, English clergyman and translator (b. 1505)
- 1590 » Gioseffo Zarlino, Italian composer and theorist (b. 1517)
- 1615 » Giambattista della Porta, Italian playwright and scholar (b. 1535)
- 1617 » Lodewijk Elzevir, Dutch publisher, co-founded the House of Elzevir (b. 1546)
- 1713 » Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English philosopher and politician (b. 1671)
- 1774 » Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (b. 1701)
- 1781 » Josef Mysliveček, Czech composer (b. 1737)
- 1799 » Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect and educator (b. 1728)
- 1843 » Theodoros Kolokotronis, Greek general (b. 1770)
Names that were popular for boys in 1690
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Jean
- Jacobus
- John
- Dirk
- Thomas
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1690
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Neeltje
- Cornelia
- Joanna
- Johanna
- Trijntje
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Jannetje
- Anne
- Aaltje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1690
- 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 3 » The colony of Massachusetts issues the first paper money in the Americas.
- February 15 » Constantin Cantemir, Prince of Moldavia, and the Holy Roman Empire sign a secret treaty in Sibiu, stipulating that Moldavia would support the actions led by the House of Habsburg against the Ottoman Empire.
- June 14 » King William III of England (William of Orange) lands in Ireland to confront the former King James II.
- July 1 » Glorious Revolution: Battle of the Boyne in Ireland (as reckoned under the Julian calendar).
- August 24 » Job Charnock of the East India Company establishes a factory in Calcutta, an event formerly considered the founding of the city (in 2003 the Calcutta High Court ruled that the city's foundation date is unknown).
- September 25 » Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick, the first newspaper to appear in the Americas, is published for the first and only time.