1689
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| Centuries: | 16th century - 17th century - 18th century |
| Decades: | 1650s 1660s 1670s - 1680s - 1690s 1700s 1710s |
| Years: | 1686 1687 1688 - 1689 - 1690 1691 1692 |
| 1689 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology - Architecture - |
| Art - Literature - Music - Science |
| Leaders: State leaders - Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments - Disestablishments |
| Births - Deaths - Works |
Year 1689 (MDCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar).
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[edit] Events of 1689
[edit] January - June
- January 11 - The Parliament of England declares King James II of England deposed.
- February 13 - William III and Mary II are proclaimed co-rulers of England, Scotland and Ireland. Scotland and Ireland do not yet recognize them.
- March 2 - As French forces leave, they set fire to Heidelberg Castle and the nearby town of Heidelberg (now Germany).
- April 11 - The Estates of Scotland declare King James VII of Scotland deposed.
- April 11 - Crowning of co-rulers King William III and Mary II as King and Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland. Ireland does not recognize them yet.
- May 12 - King William's War: William III of England joins the League of Augsburg starting the war.
- May 24 - The Act of Toleration passes the English Parliament protecting Protestants (Roman Catholics are intentionally excluded).
- May 25 - Last collection of the Hearth Tax in England and Wales. It is abolished by William III of England.
- May 31 - Leisler's Rebellion - Calvinist Jacob Leisler deposes lieutenant governor Francis Nicholson and assumes control of New York colony.
[edit] July - December
- July 27 - Glorious Revolution: Battle of Killiecrankie ends.
- August 5 - 1,500 Iroquois attack village of Lachine, in New France.
- August 27 - China and Russia sign the Treaty of Nerchinsk.
- October 6 - Pope Alexander VIII succeeds Pope Innocent XI as the 241st pope.
- December 16 - The official declaration of the English Bill of Rights
[edit] Undated
- Supporters of William of Orange seize Liverpool Castle.
- Louis XIV of France passes the "Code Noir," allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies.
[edit] Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1689 MDCLXXXIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 2442 |
| Armenian calendar | 1138 ԹՎ ՌՃԼԸ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -155 – -154 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2233 |
| Chinese calendar | 4325/4385-12-10 (戊辰年十二月初十日) — to —
4326/4386-11-20(己巳年十一月二十日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1681 – 1682 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5449 – 5450 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1744 – 1745 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1611 – 1612 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4790 – 4791 |
| Holocene calendar | 11689 |
| Iranian calendar | 1067 – 1068 |
| Islamic calendar | 1100 – 1101 |
| Japanese calendar | Genroku 2 (元禄2年) |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 2349 (皇紀2349年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 11689 |
| Julian calendar | 1734 |
| Korean calendar | 4022 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2232 |
- January 18 - Montesquieu, French writer (died 1755)
- April 2 - Arthur Dobbs, Irish politician and governor of the Province of North Carolina (died 1765)
- May 24 - Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (died 1769)
- May 26 - Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English writer (died 1762)
- June 26 - Edward Holyoke, American President of Harvard University (died 1769)
- July 9 - Alexis Piron, French writer (died 1773)
- August 19 - Samuel Richardson, English writer (died 1761)
- October 22 - King John V of Portugal (died 1750)
- December 23 - Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, French composer (died 1755)
- See also Category: 1689 births.
[edit] Deaths
- January 6 - Bishop Seth Ward, English mathematician and astronomer (born 1617)
- March 18 - John Dixwell, English judge (born 1607)
- April 16 - Aphra Behn, English author (born 1640)
- April 18 - George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys, British Lord Chief Justice (born 1648)
- April 19 - Queen Christina of Sweden (born 1626)
- May 14 - Raje Sambhaji Raje Bhosale
- July 8 - Edward Wooster, English Connecticut pioneer (born 1622)
- August 12 - Pope Innocent XI (born 1611)
- August 21 - William Cleland, Scottish poet and soldier (born c. 1661)
- November 26 - Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (born 1635)
- December 29 - Thomas Sydenham, English physician (born 1624)
- See also Category: 1689 deaths.
