In the year 1688, the Glorious Revolution begins as William of Orange from Netherlands lands at Torbay, England with a multinational force of 15000 mercenaries (Nov 15), William of Orange enters London (Dec 18), the earliest known mention of the balalaika is made, Edward Lloyd opens the coffee house in London (a popular meeting place of the business-minded) that later develops into Lloyd’s of London - and all these fine people were born:
1688-xxxx Willem Mons* soldier/alleged lover of Peter the Great’s wife Catherine - Russian Empire (1724/c.36)
1688-0105 Johann Georg Pisendel (B) German violinist/composer - Cadolzburg (1755/67)
1688-0115 Maria van Lommen* silversmith/businesswoman - Utrecht, Dutch Republic (1742/54)
1688-0123 Queen Ulrika Eleonora* of Sweden - Stockholm Palace, Sweden (1741/53)
1688-0129 Emanuel Swedenborg* scientist/philosopher/mystic- Stockholm, Sweden (1772/84)
1688-0204 Pierre de Marivaux* playwright/novelist - Paris, France (1763/75)
1688-0314 Anna Maria Garthwaite* textile designer - Harston, Leicestershire, England (1763/75)
1688-0404 Joseph-Nicolas Delisle* astronomer/cartographer - Paris, France (1768/80)
1688-0415 Johann Friedrich Fasch* German violinist/composer - Buttelstedt, Holy Roman Empire (1758/70)
1688-0521 Alexander Pope* poet - London, England (1744/56)
1688-06xx Elias Kaaponpoika Saukko** (b Miekkasaari) father of Mikko Eliaanpoika Saukko - Alavus, Sweden-Finland (1760/71)
1688-0610 James Stuart* Prince of Wales/but never a King - St. James’s Palace, London, England (1766/77)
1688-0614 Lars Johan Ehrenmalm* Finnish public servant/statesman - Viipuri, Russian Empire (1774/86)
1688-0719 Giuseppe Castiglione* Jesuit painter/active in China - Milan, Italy (1766/77)
1688-0806 Gustaf Fredrik von Rosen* Swedish count/soldier/the last Governor-general in Finland - Reval, Swedish Empire (1769/80)
1688-0912 Ferdinand Brokoff* sculptor/ carver - Červený Hrádek, Kingdom of Bohemia (1731/42)
1688-1017 Domenico Zipoli* Italian composer/Jesuit missionary - Prato (1726/37)
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1688-1115 Charles Rivington (B) publisher - Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England (1742/c.54)
1688-1121 Antonio Visentini* Italian architectural designer/painter/engraver - Venice (1782/93)
Updated 17.4.2023-2
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