What Happened in September 1688

Historical Events

  • Sep 6 Austrian armies occupy Belgrade
  • Sep 20 French troops occupies Palts
  • Sep 24 France declares war on Germany
  • Sep 24 Louis-Armand de Lom d’Arce leaves Michillimakinac on a mysterious journey of exploration about which he later writes he discovered a 'Long' river [1]

The Glorious Revolution

Sep 26 City council of Amsterdam votes to support Prince William of Orange's invasion of England, which became known as 'The Glorious Revolution' in the Netherlands


Famous Birthdays

  • Sep 12 Ferdinand Brokoff, Czech sculptor and carver of the Baroque era, born in Chomutov, Czech Republic (d. 1731)
  • Sep 13 Luca Antonio Predieri, Italian composer and violinist, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1767)
  • Sep 17 Maria Luisa of Savoy, Queen consort of Spain to Philip V (1701-14), born in Royal Palace of Turin, Savoy (d. 1714)
  • Sep 26 Willem 's-Gravesande, Dutch mathematician and physicist, born in s-Hertogenbosch, Duchy of Brabant (d. 1742)

Famous Deaths

  • Sep 2 Robert Viner, Lord Mayor of London (b. 1631)