Historical Events In 1688

Jan 28   In the year 1688 jan Maurits Quinkhard, Dutch portrait painter   

Jan 29   In the year 1688 emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom)   

Feb 04   Pierre De Marivaux, Paris France, writer (Marianne) on this day in history.   

Feb 04   The birth of Pierre De Marivaux, French writer on this day in history.   

Feb 07   In the year 1688 maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, [Marijke Meu], princess of Orange   

Feb 17   Rev James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian in the year 1688.   

Feb 18   In the year 1688 first vote against slavery is recorded in the U.S. in Germantown, PA.   

Feb 18   Quakers conduct 1st formal protest of slavery in Germantown, Pa on this day in history.   

Mar 09   Claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

Mar 25   Johann Gotthilf Ziegler, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 15   Johann Friedrich Fasch, composer on this day in history.   

May 09   Frederick William, Great Elector of Brandenburg, dies at 68 in the year 1688.   

May 21   In the year 1688 alexander Pope, England, poet (Rape of the Lock)   

May 22   Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

May 25   Christian August Jacobi, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 03   Maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Luik, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jun 08   In the year 1688 hans Bontemantel, Amsterdams merchant, buried   

Jun 10   James III Edward, Old Pretender, recognized as King of Britain by Pope in the year 1688.   

Jun 21   On this day in history alexander Pope, English poet (Rape of the Lock)   

Jun 26   On this day in history ralph Cudworth, philospher/cleric, dies   

Jun 30   In the year 1688 whig-Lords questions prince Willem III van Orange on Protestantism   

Jul 01   Johann Ludwig Steiner, composer in the year 1688.   

Jul 19   Cornelis van Aerssen, governor of Suriname (1683-88), murdered at 50 on this day in history.   

Jul 19   On this day in history soldiers killed governor of Aerssen in Paramaribo   

Aug 14   On this day in history frederik Willem I, king of Prussia (bodyguard of giants)   

Aug 15   Frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740) on this day in history.   

Aug 25   In the year 1688 henry Morgan, Welsh lt-governor of Jamaica   

Aug 31   In the year 1688 death in London of John Bunyan, English author of The Pilgrim's Progress.   

Aug 31   John Bunyan, preacher/novelist/author (Pilgrim's Progress), dies in the year 1688.   

Sep 05   Lukas Fencer, Dutch poet (Fight of Kings & Mice) on this day in history.   

Sep 06   On this day in history austrian armies occupy Belgrade   

Sep 13   On this day in history luca Antonio Praedieri, composer   

Sep 20   French troops occupies Palts on this day in history.   

Sep 24   On this day in history france declares war on German   

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Jan 18   Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765) was born in the year 1688.   

Jan 23   Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741) was born in the year 1688.   

Jan 25   Juraj Jánošík, famous Slovak outlaw (d. 1713) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 28   Jan Maurits Quinkhard, Dutch portrait painter was born on this day in history.   

Jan 29   In the year 1688 birth of emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom)   

Feb 04   Pierre De Marivaux, Paris France, writer (Marianne) was born in the year 1688.   

Feb 07   Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, [Marijke Meu], princess of Orange was born in the year 1688.   

Mar 25   Johann Gotthilf Ziegler, composer was born in the year 1688.   

Feb 02   Abraham Duquesne, French naval officer (b. 1610) died on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Rev James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian died on this day in history.   

Mar 09   In the year 1688 claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, dies at 89   

May 09   Frederick William, Great Elector of Brandenburg, dies at 68 in the year 1688.   

May 14   In the year 1688 death of antoine Furetière, French writer (b. 1619)   

May 22   Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jun 03   In the year 1688 maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Luik, dies at 66   

Jun 05   In the year 1688 death of constantine Phaulkon, Greek adventurer (b. 1667)