Famous Personalities Born In 1688

Jan 18 Lionel sackville: 1st duke of dorset, lord lieutenant of ireland  

Jan 23 Queen ulrika eleonora of sweden: Queen ulrika eleonora of sweden (d. 1741)  

Jan 25 Juraj jánošík: Famous slovak outlaw  

Jan 28 Jan maurits quinkhard: Dutch portrait painter  

Jan 29 Emmanuel swedenborg: Sweden, religious leader (angelic wisdom)  

Feb 04 Pierre de marivaux: Paris france, writer (marianne)  

Feb 07 Maria louise van hessen-kassel: [marijke meu], princess of orange  

Mar 25 Johann gotthilf ziegler: Composer  

Apr 04 Joseph-nicolas delisle: French astronomer  

Apr 15 Johann friedrich fasch: Composer  

May 21 Alexander pope: England, poet (rape of the lock)  

May 25 Christian august jacobi: Composer  

Jun 10 James francis edward stuart: James francis edward stuart (d. 1766)  

Jun 10 James iii edward: Old pretender, recognized as king of britain by pope  

Jun 21 Alexander pope: English poet (rape of the lock)  

Jul 01 Johann ludwig steiner: Composer  

Jul 19 Giuseppe castiglione: Italian missionary to china  

Aug 14 Frederik willem i: King of prussia (bodyguard of giants)  

Aug 15 Frederick-william i: King of prussia (1713-1740)  

Sep 05 Lukas fencer: Dutch poet (fight of kings & mice)  

Sep 12 Ferdinand brokoff: Czech sculptor  

Sep 13 Luca antonio praedieri: Composer  

Sep 17 Maria luisa of savoy: First queen of philip v of spain  

Sep 26 Willem j 's-gravesande: Dutch physicist  

Oct 17 Domenico zipoli: Composer  

Oct 19 William cheselden: English surgeon and anatomist  

Oct 22 Nadir shah of persia: Nadir shah of persia (d. 1747)  

Nov 11 Lorenzo somis: Composer  

Nov 15 Louis bertrand castel: French mathematician  

Feb 02 Abraham duquesne: French naval officer (b. 1610)  

Feb 17 Rev james renwick: Hanged in scotland for being a presbyterian  

Mar 09 Claude mellan: French engraver/cartoonist/painter,  

May 09 Frederick william: Great elector of brandenburg,  

May 14 Antoine furetière: French writer (b. 1619)  

May 22 Johann a quenstedt: German lutherian theologist,  

Jun 03 Maximilian h of bayern: Prince-bishop of luik,  

Jun 05 Constantine phaulkon: Greek adventurer (b. 1667)