December 9th, 1688 was a Thursday.
November 23rd, 1688 - December 21st, 1688
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 493 days, exactly on September 14th, 2025, people who were born on December 9th, 1688 will be 123,000 days old!
English poet and civil servant (1608–1674)
*December 9th, 1608, Cheapside †November 8th, 1674, LondonGerman copperplate engraver
*December 9th, 1687, Nuremberg †May 16th, 1765, NurembergPrime Minister of Luxembourg (1995-2013) and President of the European Commission (2014-2019)
*December 9th, 1954, RedangeSwedish German chemist who discovered oxygen
*December 9th, 1742, Stralsund †May 21st, 1786, KöpingAmerican stage and film actor (1916–2020)
*December 9th, 1916, Amsterdam †February 5th, 2020, Beverly HillsBritish musician and instrumentalist for the band Portishead
*December 9th, 1971, Walton in GordanoSwedish king (1594–1632; regent 1611–32)
*December 9th, 1594, Stockholm Palace †November 6th, 1632, LützenGerman art historian and archaeologist, and conservator of the Vatican Library
*December 9th, 1717, Stendal †June 8th, 1768, TriesteAmerican actor (1882-1915)
*December 9th, 1882, Los Angeles †June 16th, 1915, Los AngelesGerman chemist and receiver of the Nobel prize
*December 9th, 1868, Wrocław †January 29th, 1934, BaselFrench playwright and songwriter
*December 9th, 1867, 18th arrondissement of Paris †May 17th, 1953, ParisKing of Prussia
*August 14th, 1688, Berlin †May 31st, 1740, City PalaceEnglish poet (1688–1744)
*May 21st, 1688, City of London †May 30th, 1744, TwickenhamFrench novelist and dramatist (1688-1763)
*February 4th, 1688, Paris †February 11th, 1763, ParisSwedish 18th century scientist and theologian
*January 29th, 1688, Stockholm †March 29th, 1772, LondonShah of Iran (r. 1736–47) and founder of the Afsharid dynasty
*October 22nd, 1688, Dargaz †June 19th, 1747, QuchanLieutenant governor, acting governor of the Province of New York (1688-1776)
*February 7th, 1688, Duns †September 28th, 1776, FlushingGerman violinist and composer
*April 15th, 1688, Buttelstedt †December 5th, 1758, ZerbstDuke of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach
*April 19th, 1688, Weimar †January 19th, 1748, Eisenach(1688-1742) German science writer
*March 28th, 1688, Elsterwerda †April 18th, 1742, LeipzigQueen consort of Spain (1688-1714)
*September 17th, 1688, Turin †February 14th, 1714, MadridQueen regnant of Sweden from 1718 to 1720
*January 23rd, 1688, Stockholm †November 24th, 1741, StockholmPretender to the English, Scottish and Irish throne
*June 10th, 1688, St James's Palace †January 1st, 1766, RomeDutch princess (1688-1765)
*February 7th, 1688, Kassel †April 9th, 1765, LeeuwardenItalian cardinal (1688-1754)
*March 20th, 1688, Modena †March 20th, 1754, RomeFrench line-engraver (1688-1754)
*April 29th, 1688, Paris †July 5th, 1754, ParisGerman writer (1688-1744)
*October 6th, 1688, Esslingen am Neckar †March 14th, 1744, DresdenFixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 9th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | IX = 9 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1688 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).