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Born on Friday August 29, 1692
- Joannes Adriaens van den Bergh, Essen (B) († 1777)
- Elisabeth Cole, Moerbeke Ws (B)
- Geertruij Clapmuts Klapmuts, Brielle NL († 1765)
- Geertruid Dircks Clapmuts (Klapmuts), Hellevoetsluis († 1765)
- Adrianus Janssen LOOS, Nispen († 1772)
- adrianus janssen Loos, Essen († 1772)
- Cornelis van Delden, Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Hendrik Meerhout, Gorinchem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Geertruida Clapmuts, Hellevoetsluis,Gemeente Hellevoetsluis,South Holland,Netherlands († 1765)
- Geertruida Dirksdr. Clapmuts, Brielle († 1765)
Died on Friday August 29, 1692
- Paul TOUCHARD (57), Parçay-les-Pins, 49390, France
- Adriaen Wolfert (53), Axel
- Louwisa van Woensel (0), Amsterdam
- Ichabod Thurston (0), Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
- Julien COHUET (71), Sévignac, 22250, France
- Adriaan Wolfert (53), Axel
- Johann Conze (70), Im Haßende
- Nicolas Brûlart
- Louis Jacques (60), St-Pierre, De Loudon, Poitiers, France
- Wilhelma Joannes Verhoeven (2), Schijndel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Born on August 29
- 1619 » Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances († 1683)
- 1628 » John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1701)
- 1632 » John Locke, English physician and philosopher († 1704)
- 1724 » Giovanni Battista Casti, Italian poet and author († 1803)
- 1725 » Charles Townshend, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer († 1767)
- 1728 » Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony, electress of Bavaria († 1797)
- 1756 » Count Heinrich von Bellegarde, Austrian general and politician († 1845)
- 1756 » Jan Śniadecki, Polish mathematician and astronomer († 1830)
- 1773 » Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer († 1858)
- 1777 » Hyacinth, Russian religious leader, founded Sinology († 1853)
Died on August 29
- 1533 » Atahualpa, Inca emperor (b. 1497)
- 1542 » Cristóvão da Gama, Portuguese commander (b. 1516)
- 1604 » Hamida Banu Begum, Mughal empress (b. 1527)
- 1657 » John Lilburne, English activist (b. 1614)
- 1712 » Gregory King, English genealogist, engraver, and statistician (b. 1648)
- 1749 » Matthias Bel, Hungarian pastor and polymath (b. 1684)
- 1769 » Edmond Hoyle, English author and educator (b. 1672)
- 1780 » Jacques-Germain Soufflot, French architect, co-designed The Panthéon (b. 1713)
- 1799 » Pius VI, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1717)
- 1844 » Edmund Ignatius Rice, Irish missionary and educator, founded the Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers (b. 1762)
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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 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.