What happened in 1688?
43 recorded events in 1688, including 14 in people, 11 in wars & conflicts and 6 in architecture & engineering.
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Wars & Conflicts 11
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Nine Years' War
War principally fought in Central Europe from 1688 to 1697
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King William's War
North American theater of the Nine Years' War
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Siege of Belgrade
1688 siege
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Siege of Philippsburg
1688 battle of the War of the League of Augsburg
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Battle of Reading
1688 English battle
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Siege of Negroponte
1688 siege
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Siege of Bangkok
1688 siege of the French fortress in Bangkok by Siamese forces
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Battle of Bhangani
1688 conflict
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Battle of Fort Albany
1688 battle
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Wincanton Skirmish
1688 military engagement
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Siege of Knin
1688 siege of Dalmatian town of Virovitica during Great Turkish War
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Politics & Government 1
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Glorious Revolution
British revolution of 1688
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People 14
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François Bernier died
French physician and traveller
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Paisius I of Constantinople died
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 1652–1653
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Ferdinand Verbiest died
Flemish Jesuit missionary in Qing dynasty China (1623–1688)
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Georg Samuel Dörffel died
German astronomer and theologian
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Honoré Fabri died
French Jesuit, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher and physicist (1607-1688)
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François Andréossy died
French engineer
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David Christiani died
Mathematician and philosopher
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Pietro Paolo Caravaggio died
Italian mathematician (1617-1688)
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Dương Ngạn Địch died
17th century Chinese adventurer
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François Beaumavielle died
French opera singer
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Alexander Pope born
Born in London. English poet (1688–1744).
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Emmanuel Swedenborg born
Born in Jakob and Johannes parish. Swedish 18th century scientist and theologian (1688-1772).
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Pierre de Marivaux born
Born in Paris. French novelist and dramatist (1688-1763).
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Willem 's Gravesande born
Born in Q2766547. Dutch physicist.
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Pulo di Altamura
Pulo di Altamura (Exploration & Discovery).
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Religion & Belief Systems 5
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St. Stephan's Cathedral, Passau
Cathedral
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Sirsi Marikamba Temple
Durga Devi Temple In Sirsi
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Loŭčycy Mosque
Loŭčycy Mosque (Religion & Belief Systems).
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St. Nikolaus
Filial church in Mittenkirchen, Bruckmühl, Germany
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Mariä Himmelfahrt
Church building in Antwort, Bad Endorf, Germany
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Economy & Trade 1
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Lloyd's of London
Insurance market located in the City of London
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Disasters & Pandemics 2
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1688 Sannio earthquake
Earthquake in southern Italy in 1688
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İzmir earthquake of 1688
7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck İzmir in western Turkey on July 10, 1688
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Social Movements & Revolutions 2
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Jacobite risings
Series of uprisings, rebellions, and wars in Great Britain and Ireland
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Siamese revolution of 1688
1688 anti-French uprising in the Ayutthaya Kingdom; new dynasty established
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Architecture & Engineering 6
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Gartenpalais Liechtenstein
Palace at Fürstengasse in Vienna, Austria
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Santo Stefano
Church building in Capri, Italy
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Kungsholmen Church
Church of Sweden church building on the island of Kungsholmen, Sweden
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Järlåsa Church
Church building in Uppsala Municipality, Sweden
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Chiesa delle Anime del Purgatorio
Church building in Trapani, Italy
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Ex Monastero delle Clarisse
Building in Cerreto Sannita, Italy
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