Notable Historical Events - 1689
1689 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 1 |
Pro-James II-earl of Danby occupies York |
Jan 22 |
Lord Halifax becomes Speaker of English House of Lords |
Jan 22 |
Prince William of Orange (future King William III of Britain), summons Convention Parliament to discuss ruling jointly with his wife Mary |
Jan 26 |
Jean Racine's "Esther," premieres in Saint-Cyr |
Jan 28 |
English parliament resolved that the throne is vacant |
Feb 13 |
British Parliament adopts Bill of Rights - establishes limits on the crown and rights of parliament |
Feb 14 |
English parliament places Mary Stuart/Prince William III on the throne |
Feb 15 |
German Parliament declares war on France |
Feb 23 |
Dutch prince William III proclaimed king of England |
Mar 12 |
Former English King James II lands in Ireland |
Mar 14 |
Scotland dismisses William III & Mary Stuart as king & queen |
Mar 16 |
The 23rd Regiment of Foot or Royal Welch Fusiliers is founded. |
Apr 11 |
William III & Mary II crowned as joint rulers of Britain |
Apr 15 |
French King Louis XIV declares war on Spain |
Apr 20 |
The former King James II of England, now deposed, lays siege to Derry. |
Apr 21 |
William III & Mary Stuart proclaimed king & queen of England |
May 9 |
English King William III declares war on France |
May 11 |
Battle of Bantry Bay, French & English naval battle |
May 12 |
England & Netherlands form League of Augsburg |
May 24 |
English Parliament guarantees freedom of religion for Protestants |
May 27 |
Anthonie Heinsius succeeds G Fagel as pension advisor of Holland |
Jul 1 |
Matsuo Basho, zen poet, leaves for 150 days journey on Honshu Japan |
Jul 25 |
France declares war on England |
Jul 27 |
Battle of Killicrankie: Jacobite Scottish Highlanders under Viscount Dundee defeat royalist force under General MacKay |
Aug 5 |
1,500 Iroquois attack the village of Lachine, in New France. |
Aug 21 |
The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland. |
Aug 25 |
Battle at Charleroi: Spanish & English armies chase French |
Aug 25 |
Montreal taken by Iroquois |
Aug 27 |
The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing empire. |
Sep 1 |
Russia began taxing men's beards |
Sep 8 |
China & Russia signs Treaty of Nertsjinsk (Nierchul) |
Oct 6 |
Pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII |
Dec 16 |
English Parliament passes Bill of Rights establishing limits on crown powers and requirement for regular elections |
Dec 22 |
Heavy earthquake strikes Innsbruck |
Dec 30 |
Henry Purcell & Tates opera "Dido & Aeneas," premieres in Chesea |
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