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March 1692Died on Saturday March 1, 1692
- Elysabeth van der Piet (63), Delft, Netherlands
- Harmen Jacobs Poelsma (61), Leeuwarden
- Marritje Bakenes, Alphen aan de Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- MARIA DE LANGHE (51), WAASMUNSTER,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE
- Catherine Leclerc (76), Rouvres la Chétive,88170,Vosges,france
- Jetske Harmens (15)
- Ariaentje Cornelisse Ouwejan (35), Ouderkerk aan de IJssel
- Geertje Roelensdr, Moordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nl
- Jan Pietersz Cruysheer
- Harmen Jacobs (61), 't Vliet, Leeuwarden
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 1, 1692 at Delpher
Born on March 1
- 1597 » Jean-Charles della Faille, Flemish priest and mathematician († 1652)
- 1611 » John Pell, English mathematician and linguist († 1685)
- 1629 » Abraham Teniers, Flemish painter († 1670)
- 1647 » John de Brito, Portuguese Jesuit missionary and martyr († 1693)
- 1657 » Samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian and author († 1740)
- 1683 » Tsangyang Gyatso, sixth Dalai Lama († 1706)
- 1683 » Caroline of Ansbach, British queen and regent († 1737)
- 1732 » William Cushing, American lawyer and judge († 1810)
- 1760 » François Buzot, French lawyer and politician († 1794)
- 1769 » François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers, French general († 1796)
Died on March 1
- 1620 » Thomas Campion, English poet and composer (b. 1567)
- 1633 » George Herbert, English poet and orator (b. 1593)
- 1643 » Girolamo Frescobaldi, Italian pianist and composer (b. 1583)
- 1661 » Richard Zouch, English judge and politician (b. 1590)
- 1666 » Ecaterina Cercheza, princess consort of Moldavia (b. 1620)
- 1697 » Francesco Redi, Italian physician and poet (b. 1626)
- 1734 » Roger North, English lawyer and author (b. 1653)
- 1768 » Hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and author (b. 1694)
- 1773 » Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect, designed the Palace of Caserta (b. 1700)
- 1792 » Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1747)
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.
- 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.
- June 10 » Salem witch trials: Bridget Bishop is hanged at Gallows Hill near Salem, Massachusetts, for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft and Sorceries".
- 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.