Historical Events In 1688

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

Jan 29   On this day in history emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom)   

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

Feb 04   In the year 1688 the birth of Pierre De Marivaux, French writer.   

Feb 07   On this day in history maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, [Marijke Meu], princess of Orange   

Feb 17   In the year 1688 rev James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian   

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 in the year 1688.   

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

Mar 25   On this day in history johann Gotthilf Ziegler, composer   

Apr 15   In the year 1688 johann Friedrich Fasch, composer   

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 in the year 1688.   

May 25   In the year 1688 christian August Jacobi, composer   

Jun 03   On this day in history maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Luik, dies at 66   

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

Jun 10   In the year 1688 james III Edward, Old Pretender, recognized as King of Britain by Pope   

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

Jun 26   In the year 1688 ralph Cudworth, philospher/cleric, dies   

Jun 30   Whig-Lords questions prince Willem III van Orange on Protestantism in the year 1688.   

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

Jul 19   In the year 1688 cornelis van Aerssen, governor of Suriname (1683-88), murdered at 50   

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

Aug 14   Frederik Willem I, king of Prussia (bodyguard of giants) in the year 1688.   

Aug 15   On this day in history frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740)   

Aug 25   Henry Morgan, Welsh lt-governor of Jamaica on this day in history.   

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

Aug 31   In the year 1688 john Bunyan, preacher/novelist/author (Pilgrim's Progress), dies   

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   Luca Antonio Praedieri, composer in the year 1688.   

Sep 20   French troops occupies Palts in the year 1688.   

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 in the year 1688.   

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

Jan 29   Emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom) was born in the year 1688.   

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

Feb 07   On this day in history birth of maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, [Marijke Meu], princess of Orange   

Mar 25   On this day in history birth of johann Gotthilf Ziegler, composer   

Feb 02   Abraham Duquesne, French naval officer (b. 1610) died in the year 1688.   

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

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

May 09   On this day in history frederick William, Great Elector of Brandenburg, dies at 68   

May 14   On this day in history death of antoine Furetière, French writer (b. 1619)   

May 22   Johann A Quenstedt, German Lutherian theologist, dies at 70 in the year 1688.   

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

Jun 05   On this day in history death of constantine Phaulkon, Greek adventurer (b. 1667)