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Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century
Decades: 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s - 1690s - 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s
Years: 1688 1689 1690 1691 1692 - 1693 - 1694 1695 1696 1697 1698
Events
- Academia operosorum Labacensis established in Ljubljana, Slovenia
- College of William and Mary founded in Williamsburg, Virginia
- January 11 - Eruption of Mt. Etna.
- February 8 - The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia is granted a charter.
- July 29 - The Battle of Landen
Year in topic
Births
- February 7 - Princess Anna Ivanova Romanov later Empress Anna I of Russia
- April 3 - George Edwards, naturalist († 1773)
Deaths
- September - Janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian nobleman and polymath
