Jul 11 King Narai 'the Great' of the Ayutthaya Kingdom (Siam) (1656-88), dies at 55 Jul 19 Cornelis van Aerssen, Dutch governor of Suriname (1683-88), murdered at 50 Jul 21 James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English statesman and soldier (b. 1610) 1687 Famous Deaths by Year 1689