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| Years: 1689 1690 1691 - 1692 - 1693 1694 1695 | |
| Decades: 1660s 1670s 1680s - 1690s - 1700s 1710s 1720s | |
| Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century | |
Events
- February 13 - Massacre of Glencoe
- March 1 - The Salem witch trials begin in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony with the charging of three women with witchcraft.
- June 10 - Salem Witch Trials: three women hanged for witchcraft.
- August 19 - Salem Witch Trials: three women and four men are hanged for witchcraft.
- September 19 - Salem Witch Trials: a man is pressed to death in an attempt to torture him into entering a plea.
- September 22 - Salem Witch Trials: six women and two men are hanged for witchcraft.
Births
- April 5 - Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (d. 1730)
- April 8 - Giuseppe Tartini, Italian composer and violinist (d. 1770)
- April 22 - James Stirling, Scottish mathematician (d. 1770)
- May 18 - Joseph Butler, English priest and theologian (d. 1752)
- November 15 - Eusebius Amort, German Catholic theologian (d. 1775)
Deaths
- November 19 - Thomas Shadwell, English poet and playwrightaf:1692
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