On This Day

What Happened in February 1688

Historical Events

  • Feb 18 Quakers conduct 1st formal protest of slavery in Germantown, Pa

Famous Birthdays

  • Feb 4 Pierre De Marivaux, writer (Marianne), born in Paris, France

Person of interestMaria Louise van Hessen-Kassel

Feb 7 Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel [Marijke Meu], Princess of Orange and ancestor of all currently reigning monarchs in Europe, born in Kassel (d. 1765)

Princess of Orange Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel
Princess of Orange
Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel

Famous Deaths

  • Feb 2 Abraham Duquesne, French naval officer (b. 1610)
  • Feb 17 Rev James Renwick, hanged in Scotland for being a Presbyterian

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