What happened in 1688?

Nine Years' War

Wars & Conflicts · South America

War principally fought in Central Europe from 1688 to 1697

King William's War

Wars & Conflicts · North America

North American theater of the Nine Years' War

Siege of Belgrade

Wars & Conflicts · Belgrade

1688 siege

Siege of Philippsburg

Wars & Conflicts · Philippsburg

1688 battle of the War of the League of Augsburg

Battle of Reading

Wars & Conflicts · Reading

1688 English battle

Siege of Negroponte

Wars & Conflicts · Chalkída

1688 siege

Siege of Bangkok

Wars & Conflicts · Bangkok

1688 siege of the French fortress in Bangkok by Siamese forces

Battle of Bhangani

Wars & Conflicts

1688 conflict

Battle of Fort Albany

Wars & Conflicts · Hudson Bay

1688 battle

Wincanton Skirmish

Wars & Conflicts · Wincanton

1688 military engagement

Siege of Knin

Wars & Conflicts · Knin

1688 siege of Dalmatian town of Virovitica during Great Turkish War

Siege of the Selenginsky fort

Wars & Conflicts · Selenginsky Fort

1688 siege

Bombardment of Algiers

Wars & Conflicts · Algiers

1688 bombardment

Glorious Revolution

Politics & Government

British revolution of 1688

François Bernier died

People · Paris

French physician and traveller

Paisius I of Constantinople died

People · Lesbos

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in 1652–1653

Ferdinand Verbiest died

People · Beijing

Flemish Jesuit missionary in Qing dynasty China (1623–1688)

Georg Samuel Dörffel died

People · Weida

German astronomer and theologian

Honoré Fabri died

People · Rome

French Jesuit, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher and physicist (1607-1688)

François Andréossy died

People · Castelnaudary

French engineer

David Christiani died

People · Giessen

Mathematician and philosopher

Pietro Paolo Caravaggio died

People · Milan

Italian mathematician (1617-1688)

Dương Ngạn Địch died

People · Mỹ Tho

17th century Chinese adventurer

François Beaumavielle died

People · Paris

French opera singer

Alexander Pope born

People · London

Born in London. English poet (1688–1744).

Emmanuel Swedenborg born

People · Jakob and Johannes parish

Born in Jakob and Johannes parish. Swedish 18th century scientist and theologian (1688-1772).

Pierre de Marivaux born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. French novelist and dramatist (1688-1763).

Willem 's Gravesande born

People

Born. Dutch physicist.

Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia born

People · Berlin

Born in Berlin. King of Prussia (1688-1740).

Ulrika Eleonora I of Sweden born

People · Stockholm

Born in Stockholm. Queen regnant of Sweden from 1718 to 1720 (1688–1741).

Frederick William of Brandenburg died

People · City Palace

Died in City Palace. Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia.

Maria Luisa of Savoy born

People · Royal Palace of Turin

Born in Royal Palace of Turin. Queen consort of Spain (1688-1714).

Gyeongjong of Joseon born

People · Changgyeonggung

Born in Changgyeonggung. 20th King of Joseon Dynasty in Korean history.

Narai died

People · King Narai's Palace

Died in King Narai's Palace. 27th monarch of the Ayutthaya Kingdom (1656-88).

Maximilian Henry of Bavaria died

People · Bonn

Died in Bonn. Roman Catholic bishop (1621-1688).

Abu l-Hasan Ali I born

People · El Kef

Born in El Kef. Bey of Tunis.

Pulo di Altamura

Exploration & Discovery

St. Stephan's Cathedral, Passau

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral

Sirsi Marikamba Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Durga Devi Temple In Sirsi

Loŭčycy Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

St. Nikolaus

Religion & Belief Systems · Mittenkirchen

Filial church in Mittenkirchen, Bruckmühl, Germany

Mariä Himmelfahrt

Religion & Belief Systems · Antwort

Church building in Antwort, Bad Endorf, Germany

basilica of Mary of the Assumption and St. John the Baptist

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Clusone, Italy

San Germán de Auxerre Church

Religion & Belief Systems · San Germán barrio-pueblo

Historic church in San Germán, Puerto Rico

San Giovanni Battiste Parish Church and Ossuary

Religion & Belief Systems · Comologno

Church building in Comologno in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland

Dorfkirche St. Peter und Paul

Religion & Belief Systems · Großmonra

Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Joseph-Volokolamsk Monastery

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral in Teryayevo, Russia

Trigulyay monastery

Religion & Belief Systems

Iwado Hachiman Shrine

Religion & Belief Systems

Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan

St. Georg

Religion & Belief Systems

Parish church in Finsing, Germany

Lloyd's of London

Economy & Trade · Lloyd's building

Insurance market located in the City of London

1688 Sannio earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in southern Italy in 1688

İzmir earthquake of 1688

Disasters & Pandemics · Aegean Sea

7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck İzmir in western Turkey on July 10, 1688

Jacobite risings

Social Movements & Revolutions · British Isles

Series of uprisings, rebellions, and wars in Great Britain and Ireland

Siamese revolution of 1688

Social Movements & Revolutions · Thailand

1688 anti-French uprising in the Ayutthaya Kingdom; new dynasty established

Gartenpalais Liechtenstein

Architecture & Engineering

Palace at Fürstengasse in Vienna, Austria

Santo Stefano

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Capri, Italy

Kungsholmen Church

Architecture & Engineering · Kungsholmen

Church of Sweden church building on the island of Kungsholmen, Sweden

Järlåsa Church

Architecture & Engineering · Järlåsa

Church building in Uppsala Municipality, Sweden

Chiesa delle Anime del Purgatorio

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Trapani, Italy

Ex Monastero delle Clarisse

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Cerreto Sannita, Italy

Annunciation Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Russia

Hermitage at Schaelsberg

Architecture & Engineering · Oud-Valkenburg

Building in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands