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Born on Sunday May 4, 1692
Died on Sunday May 4, 1692



Born on May 4

Died on May 4

Names that were popular for boys in 1692
  1. Jan
  2. Joannes
  3. Cornelis
  4. Willem
  5. Petrus
  6. Pieter
  7. Johannes
  8. Jacob
  9. Jacobus
  10. Jean
  11. John
  12. Hendrik
  13. Gerrit
  14. Thomas
  15. Johann
  16. Adrianus
Names that were popular for girls in 1692
  1. Maria
  2. Anna
  3. Marie
  4. Catharina
  5. Elisabeth
  6. Joanna
  7. Neeltje
  8. Cornelia
  9. Mary
  10. Johanna
  11. Elizabeth
  12. Anne
  13. Jannetje
  14. Adriana
  15. Grietje
  16. 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)
  • 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.
  • 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.