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Born on Friday February 1, 1692
- Cornelis Cornelis LAUWEN, Rucphen-Sprundel,Noord-Brabant,NEDERLAND
- Jacobus Van Puyenbroeck, Hamme, België
- Dirk Gales, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Jan Teunisz Vos, Blaricum
- Booth Napier
- Joannes de Cock, Tilburg
- François Louis DU FRESNE, Vevey,District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut,Vaud,Switzerland
- Franciscus de Bruin, Monster, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Hermannus Koek, Amsterdam
- Hendrik Jansen van Hattum, Dodewaard
Died on Friday February 1, 1692
- Botje Botes Saarda (64)
- Gijsbert Joostensz van Esseveld (49)
- Cornelis HOOCK (71)
- Cornelis Cornelis Spanjersberg (71), Delft, Nederland
- Botke Bottesdr. Saarda (64), Tsjerkwert
- Cornelis Hoock Spanjersberg (71), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Pétronille VAN DEN KELLENAERE (31), St Jacobskapelle
- Botke Bottes (Botje) Sjaarda (64), kerk Tjerkwerd, Wonseradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Gijsbert (Joosten) van Essevelt (62)
- Joanna Van Gullick (0), parochie Sint-Kristoffel, Scheldewindeke, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
Born on February 1
- 1635 » Marquard Gude, German archaeologist and scholar († 1689)
- 1648 » Elkanah Settle, English poet and playwright († 1724)
- 1659 » Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch explorer († 1729)
- 1663 » Ignacia del Espíritu Santo, Filipino nun, founded the Religious of the Virgin Mary († 1748)
- 1666 » Marie Thérèse de Bourbon, Princess of Conti and titular queen of Poland (d.1732)
- 1687 » Johann Adam Birkenstock, German violinist and composer († 1733)
- 1690 » Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian violinist and composer († 1768)
- 1701 » Johan Agrell, Swedish-German pianist and composer († 1765)
- 1761 » Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, South African-French mycologist and academic († 1836)
- 1763 » Thomas Campbell, Irish minister and theologian († 1854)
Died on February 1
- 1590 » Lawrence Humphrey, English theologian and academic (b. 1527)
- 1691 » Pope Alexander VIII (b. 1610)
- 1718 » Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1660)
- 1733 » Augustus II the Strong, Polish king (b. 1670)
- 1734 » John Floyer, English physician and author (b. 1649)
- 1743 » Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian organist and composer (b. 1657)
- 1750 » Bakar of Georgia (b. 1699)
- 1761 » Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, French priest and historian (b. 1682)
- 1768 » Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, English field marshal and politician (b. 1685)
- 1793 » William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1717)
Names that were popular for boys in 1692
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Jean
- John
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Thomas
- Johann
- Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1692
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Neeltje
- Cornelia
- Mary
- Johanna
- Elizabeth
- Jannetje
- Anne
- Grietje
- Adriana
- Trijntje
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.
- September 22 » The last hanging of those convicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials; others are all eventually released.
- October 12 » The Salem witch trials are ended by a letter from the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Province.