Events 1689

1 events

1.1 january–june
1.2 july–december
1.3 date unknown

events
january–june

january 11 (january 22 o.s.) – glorious revolution in england: convention parliament convened determine if king james ii of england, last roman catholic british monarch, vacated throne when fled france, @ end of 1688. settlement of agreed on 8 february.
february 13 (o.s.) – william iii , mary ii proclaimed co-rulers of england, scotland , ireland.
march 2 – 9 years war: french forces leave, set fire heidelberg castle, , nearby town of heidelberg.
march 22 (march 12 o.s.) - start of williamite war in ireland: deposed james ii of england lands 6,000 french soldiers in ireland, there catholic majority, hoping use base counter-coup. however, many irish catholics see him agent of louis xiv of france, , refuse support him.
march 27 japanese haiku master bashō sets out on last great voyage, result in prose , verse classic oku no hosomichi ( narrow road interior ).
april 11 (o.s.) – william iii , mary ii crowned in london king , queen of england, scotland , ireland. ireland not recognise them yet, while estates of scotland declare king james vii of scotland deposed.
april 18

boston revolt: unpopular new england governor sir edmund andros , other officials overthrown mob of bostonians. andros, appointee of james ii of england, disliked support of church of england, , revocation of various colonial charters.
williamite war in ireland: siege of derry: james ii arrives @ gates of derry , asks surrender, refused protestant defenders.


may 11 (may 1 o.s.) - williamite war in ireland – battle of bantry bay: french fleet under marquis de châteaurenault able protect transports, unloading supplies james ii, english royal navy under earl of torrington, , withdraws unpursued.
may 12 – 9 years war: england , netherlands both ruled william iii, join grand alliance (league of augsburg), escalating conflict, continues until 1697. effective beginning of king william s war, first of 4 north american wars (until 1763) between english , french colonists, both sides allied native american tribes. nature of fighting series of raids on each other s settlements, across canadian , new england borders.
may 24 – bill of rights establishes constitutional monarchy in england, roman catholics barred throne. parliament passes act of toleration, protecting protestants roman catholics intentionally excluded. concludes glorious revolution.
may 25 – last hearth tax collected in england , wales.
may 31 – leisler s rebellion: calvinist jacob leisler deposes lieutenant governor francis nicholson , assumes control of province of new york.

july–december

july 25 – council of wales , marches abolished.
july 27 – first jacobite rising – battle of killiecrankie near pitlochry in perthshire: scottish covenanter supporters of william iii , mary ii (under hugh mackay) defeated jacobite supporters of james ii, latter s leader, john graham, viscount dundee, killed. hand grenades used in action.
july 28 – english sailors break through floating boom across river foyle, end siege of derry after 105 days.
august 2 – boston revolt: edmund andros, former governor of dominion of new england, escapes boston connecticut, recaptured.
august 5 – force of 1,500 iroquois attacks village of lachine, new france.
august 12 – innocent xi (benedetto odescalchi; 1611–1689), pope since 1676, dies. man of integrity has been described greatest pope of 17th century, played major part in founding both league of augsburg, against louis xiv, , holy league, against ottoman empire.
august 20 – large williamite force under marshal schomberg begins siege of carrickfergus, surrenders on august 27.
august 21 – first jacobite rising – battle of dunkeld: covenanters defeat jacobites in scotland.
august 27 – china , russia sign treaty of nerchinsk.
october 6 – pope alexander viii succeeds pope innocent xi, become 241st pope.
november 22 – peter great decrees construction of great siberian road china.
december 16 – english bill of rights officially declared in force.

date unknown

peter great plots overthrow half-sister sophia, regent of russia.
supporters of william of orange seize liverpool castle.
the english east india company expands influence, establishment of administrative districts called presidencies in indian provinces of bengal, madras , bombay, effective beginning of company s long rule in india.
valvasor s glory of duchy of carniola printed in nuremberg.