What happened in 1689?

Williamite War in Ireland

Wars & Conflicts · Kingdom of Ireland

1689–91 conflict between supporters of rival claimants to the British throne

Second Hundred Years' War

Wars & Conflicts · Europe

Series of military conflicts between Great Britain and France that occurred from 1689 to 1815

Battle of Killiecrankie

Wars & Conflicts · Killiecrankie

1689 battle of the First Jacobite Rising

Battle of Walcourt

Wars & Conflicts · Walcourt

1689 battle of the Nine Years' War

Battle of Niš

Wars & Conflicts · Niš

1689 battle between Austria and the Ottoman Empire

Siege of Derry

Wars & Conflicts · Derry

Siege of Derry during the Williamite War in Ireland (1688-1689)

Battle of Dunkeld

Wars & Conflicts · Dunkeld

Battle of the Jacobite rising of 1689

Siege of Bonn

Wars & Conflicts · Bonn

1689 part of the War of the Grand Alliance

Battle of Batočina

Wars & Conflicts · Batočina

Battle of the Great Turkish War (1689)

Siege of Larache

Wars & Conflicts · Larache

1689 siege

Siege of Pemaquid

Wars & Conflicts · Pemaquid Archeological Site

1689 action of King William's War

Battle of Štip

Wars & Conflicts · Štip

1689 battle

Battle of Newtownbutler

Wars & Conflicts · Newtownbutler

Battle in County Fermanagh, Ireland in 1689

Battle of Bantry Bay

Wars & Conflicts · Bantry Bay

1689 naval battle

Treaty of Nerchinsk

Politics & Government

The first border treaty between Russia and Siberian-Manchu ruled China (1689)

Jean-Baptiste Tavernier died

People · Moscow

French writer

Innocent XI died

People · Rome

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1676 to 1689

Gerasimus II of Constantinople died

People · Naxos Island

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

Seth Ward died

People · London

Bishop of Salisbury, mathematician and astronomer

Elias Hesse died

People · Ottendorf

German traveller to South East Asia

Olfert Dapper died

People · Amsterdam

Dutch physician and writer (1636–1689)

Stephan Farffler died

People · Nuremberg

German inventor

Thomas Street died

People · Westminster

17th century astronomer

Gilles-François de Gottignies died

People · Rome

Belgian Jesuit, mathematician and astronomer (1630-1689)

Nicolas Grollier de Servière died

People · Lyon

French inventor and engineer

John Goad died

People · London

English head-master

Samuel Richardson born

People · Mackworth

Born in Mackworth. English writer and printer (1689–1761).

Mary Wortley Montagu born

People · Holme Pierrepont

Born in Holme Pierrepont. Noblewoman; writer and poet from England, editor (1689-1762).

Christina of Sweden died

People · Rome

Died in Rome. Queen of Sweden, ruled from 1632 until abdication in 1654 (1626–1689).

John V of Portugal born

People · Lisbon

Born in Lisbon. King of Portugal from 1707 to 1750.

Marie Louise d'Orléans died

People · Madrid

Died in Madrid. Queen consort of Spain (1662-1689).

Jacques, Prince of Monaco born

People · Torigni-sur-Vire

Born in Torigni-sur-Vire. Prince consort of Monaco.

1689 papal conclave

Religion & Belief Systems · Apostolic Palace

Following the death of Pope Innocent XI

Lami Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Ulcinj, Montenegro

Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist on the Volga

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Uglich, Russia

Jewish cemetery, Bayonne

Religion & Belief Systems

Cemetery located in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in France

Sant'Andrea dei Pescivendoli

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Rome, Italy

Monastery of the Theotokos of the Sign (Irkutsk)

Religion & Belief Systems

protestant reformed parish church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Birrwil in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Ermitori de Sant Josep de Censal

Religion & Belief Systems

St. Johannes der Täufer

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Thanstein, Upper Palatinate, Germany

Chapel of the Holy Face (Madrid)

Religion & Belief Systems

Transfiguration Church, Penza

Religion & Belief Systems

Monastery in Penza, Russia

Bäckerkreuz

Religion & Belief Systems

Wayside shrine in Pergkirchen, Upper Austria

St. Peter und Paul (Affing)

Religion & Belief Systems

Church

Bangar Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in La Union, Philippines

Rectory of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Maternus parish in Lubomierz

Religion & Belief Systems

Husqvarna Group

Economy & Trade · Huskvarna

Producer of outdoor power products

Ede & Ravenscroft

Economy & Trade · London

Oldest tailors in London

Lachine massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Lachine

1689 killing of settlers by Mohawk warriors in Lachine, New France (now Montreal, Quebec)

Skopje fire of 1689

Disasters & Pandemics · Skopje

1689 burning of Skopje by invading Austrian forces

French city fire in Prague 1689

Disasters & Pandemics · Old Town

1689 Boston revolt

Social Movements & Revolutions · Boston

April 1689 revolt in Boston

Karposh's Rebellion

Social Movements & Revolutions · Rumelia eyalet

1689 rebellion in the Ottoman Empire

Protestant Revolution

Social Movements & Revolutions · Mattapany

1689 rebellion in the Province of Maryland

Łazienki Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Palace in Warszaw, Poland

Church of St. Anne

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Kraków, Poland

San Frediano in Cestello

Architecture & Engineering

Church

Reformed Church

Architecture & Engineering · Indre By

Church in Copenhagen, Denmark

Santa Rita da Cascia alle Vergini Church

Architecture & Engineering · Rome

Church in Rome

San Pantaleo, Rome

Architecture & Engineering

Religious church building in Rome, burial place of San José de Calasanz, founder of the Piarists

Gløshaug Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Trøndelag, Norway

Sodankylä Old Church

Architecture & Engineering · Sodankylä parish village

Church building in Sodankylä, Finland, built in 1689

Bieliński Palace in Otwock Wielki

Architecture & Engineering

Palace in Poland, Poland

Saint-Louis Church, Grenoble

Architecture & Engineering

Church located in Isère, in France

Brook Street Chapel, Knutsford

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK

St Chad's Chapel, Tushingham

Architecture & Engineering · Tushingham

Grade I listed church in Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and Bradley, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK

Fort National

Architecture & Engineering

Fort in Ille-et-Vilaine, France

Bogoyavlensky Monastery in Uglich

Architecture & Engineering

Monastery in Uglich, Russia

Hôtel des Comédiens ordinaires du roi

Sports & Entertainment

Former theatre of the Comédie-Française, 1689–1770, mostly destroyed