Timeline August 1689

Events in August 1689 3

• 1611 – 1689 Pope Innocent XI (1611-1689) Died 12 August 1689, aged 78 Born Benedetto Odescalchi, he reigned as Pope from 1676 and backed the Holy League that broke the Ottoman siege of Vienna in 1683. He pursued financial reform of the Papal States and clashed repeatedly with Louis XIV of France over church authority. He was later beatified by the Catholic Church.
• 1689 Massacre of Lachine Iroquois raiders devastate a settlement near Montreal A force of Mohawk and allied Iroquois warriors attacked the French settlement of Lachine near Montreal, killing or capturing dozens of settlers in retaliation for earlier French raids. The attack was part of the broader Beaver Wars and coincided with the outbreak of King William's War in North America. It left New France's frontier defenses badly shaken.
• 1689 Treaty of Nerchinsk signed Russia and the Qing Empire fix their shared border Russian and Qing negotiators signed the Treaty of Nerchinsk, ending border clashes along the Amur River and establishing a boundary between the two empires. It was the first treaty between Russia and China and remained the basis for their frontier for over a century. The treaty also regulated trade between the two states.