1688 Calendar
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1688 Historical Event(s)
June 30, 1688
– The Immortal Seven issue the Invitation to William (continuing the English rebellion from Rome), which would culminate in the Glorious Revolution.
November 1, 1688
– William III of Orange sets out a second time from Hellevoetsluis in the Netherlands to invade England, Scotland and Ireland from King James II of England during the Glorious Revolution.
November 5, 1688
– The Glorious Revolution begins: William of Orange lands at Brixham.
November 9, 1688
– The Glorious Revolution: William of Orange captures Exeter.
December 23, 1688
– As part of the Glorious Revolution, King James II of England flees England to Paris after being deposed in favour of his nephew, William of Orange and his daughter Mary.
Who Were Born On 1688?
January 18, 1688
– Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765)
January 23, 1688
– Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741)
February 4, 1688
– Pierre de Marivaux, French writer (d. 1763)
April 15, 1688
– Johann Friedrich Fasch, German composer (d. 1758)
May 21, 1688
– Alexander Pope, English poet (d. 1744)
June 10, 1688
– James Francis Edward Stuart (“The Old Pretender”), English-born claimant to the British throne (d. 1766)
August 14, 1688
– Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia (d. 1740)
September 17, 1688
– Maria Luisa of Savoy, first queen of Philip V of Spain (d. 1714)
October 17, 1688
– Domenico Zipoli, Italian composer (d. 1726)
November 15, 1688
– Louis Bertrand Castel, French mathematician (d. 1757)