1694
Years:
1691
1692
1693
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1694
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1695
1696
1697
Decades
:
1660s
1670s
1680s
-
1690s
-
1700s
1710s
1720s
Centuries
:
16th century
-
17th century
-
18th century
1694 in literature
1694 in science
1694 state leaders
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Events
February 6
- The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed.
July 27
- A
Royal Charter
is granted to the
Bank of England
.
December 22
- The Triennial Bill became law.
December 28
- Queen
Mary II of England
died; King
William III of England
,
Scotland
and
Ireland
is now sole ruler after his co-ruler's death.
Much of the town of
Warwick
,
England
destroyed by fire.
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Births
November 21
- François-Marie Arouet de
Voltaire
, French philosopher
December 22
-
Hermann Samuel Reimarus
, German philosopher and writer (b.
1768
)
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Deaths
December 28
- Queen
Mary II of England
,
Scotland
and
Ireland
.