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Died on Saturday December 13, 1692
- Henry MILDMAY (73), Graces, Little Baddow, Essex
- Johann Franz Aichelberg (62)
- anna romswin(c)kel (0), utrecht, zuid-holland, nederland
- Huijch Peijensz. Zeeman (43)
- Johann Franz van Aichelberg (62), Nordborg (DK)
- Huijch Peijens Zeeman (43)
- Conyers Darcy Earl van Holderness (72)
- Catharina Saman (36), Kemzeke
- James BLOOD (47), Groton,MA
- Jacob Butter
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 13, 1692 at Delpher
Born on December 13
- 1585 » William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet († 1649)
- 1640 » Robert Plot, English chemist and academic († 1696)
- 1662 » Francesco Bianchini, Italian astronomer and philosopher († 1729)
- 1678 » Yongzheng Emperor of China († 1735)
- 1720 » Carlo Gozzi, Italian playwright († 1804)
- 1724 » Franz Aepinus, German astronomer and philosopher († 1802)
- 1769 » James Scarlett Abinger, English judge († 1844)
- 1780 » Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner, German chemist, invented the Döbereiner's lamp († 1849)
- 1784 » Archduke Louis of Austria († 1864)
- 1797 » Heinrich Heine, German journalist, poet, and critic († 1856)
Died on December 13
- 1621 » Katarina Stenbock, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1535)
- 1671 » Antonio Grassi, Italian Roman Catholic priest(b. 1592)
- 1716 » Charles de La Fosse, French painter (b. 1640)
- 1721 » Alexander Selkirk, Scottish sailor (b. 1676)
- 1729 » Anthony Collins, English philosopher and author (b. 1676)
- 1754 » Mahmud I, Ottoman sultan (b. 1696)
- 1758 » Noël Doiron, Canadian Acadia leader (b. 1684)
- 1769 » Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, German poet and hymn-writer (b. 1715)
- 1783 » Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, Swedish astronomer and demographer (b. 1717)
- 1784 » Samuel Johnson, English poet and lexicographer (b. 1709)
Names that were popular for boys in 1692
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Willem
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Hendrik
- Jansz
- John
- Gerrit
- Joseph
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1692
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Jans
- Neeltje
- Anne
- Cornelia
- Mary
- Johanna
- Elizabeth
- Jannetje
- Jeanne
- Van
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1692
- 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 13 » Massacre of Glencoe: Almost 80 Macdonalds at Glen Coe, Scotland are killed early in the morning for not promptly pledging allegiance to the new king, William of Orange.
- March 1 » Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and Tituba are brought before local magistrates in Salem Village, Massachusetts, beginning what would become known as the Salem witch trials.
- June 2 » Bridget Bishop is the first person to be tried for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts; she was found guilty and later hanged.
- June 7 » Port Royal, Jamaica, is hit by a catastrophic earthquake; in just three minutes, 1,600 people are killed and 3,000 are seriously injured.
- August 19 » Salem witch trials: In Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay, five people, one woman and four men, including a clergyman, are executed after being convicted of witchcraft.
- October 12 » The Salem witch trials are ended by a letter from the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Province.