Events in year of 1694
- 04-10Duke Victor Amadeus of Savoye attacks Casale
- 04-27Frederik August I "the Strong" becomes Monarch of Saksen
- 06-07English invasion army under Thomas Talmash reaches Brest
- 06-08English troop landing at Brest attack (300 killed)
- 06-29Dutch fleet attacks French grain transports
- 07-27Bank of England granted 12 year charter by Act of Parliament
- 09-27Hurricane hits Carlisle Bay Barbados; 27 British ships sink and 3,000 die
- 12-03English parliamentary election set for every 3 years
- 12-20Frederik van Brandenburg flees Schweiben
People born in year of 1694
- 01-30Joseph Joachim Benedict Munster: Composer
- 04-07Coelestin Praelisauer: Composer
- 06-04Francois Quesnay: French personal Physician of Louis XIV
- 06-20Hans A Brorson: Danish poet / Bishop of Ribe
- 07-11Charles-Antoine Coypel: French carpet designer
- 07-26Johann Samuel Endler: Composer
- 08-05Leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo: Composer
- 09-05Frantisek Antonin Mica: Composer
- 09-22Lord Chesterfield: Letter writer; introduced Gregorian calendar (1752)
- 10-26Johan Helmich Roman: Finnish / Swedish composer / conductor / violinist
- 11-10Jean-Laurent Krafft: Composer
- 11-21Voltaire [Francois-Marie Arouet]: France -- Thinker (Candide)
- 12-28Ceslav Vanura: Composer
People died in year of 1694
- 01-06Francesco Morosini: Italian army General
- 02-01John L baron van Elderen: 63rd Bishop of Liege (1688-94), dies at 73
- 04-03Ferdinand van Apshoven de Jongere: Flemish painter, buried at 64
- 04-27Johan Georg IV: Elector of Saxony (1691-94), dies at 25
- 07-07Dokusho: Zen teacher, Obaku line
- 08-08Antoine Arnauld [le grand Arnauld]: French lawyer / theology, dies at 82
- 09-23Francesco Passarini: Composer, dies at 57
- 09-28Mouton: Mathematician
- 10-12Matsuo Basho: Greatest Japanese haiku poet
- 10-16Samuel Freiherr von Pufendorf: German lawyer, dies at 62
- 11-08Ulrik Huber: Frisian lawyer / law Historian / polemist, dies at 58
- 11-30Marcello Malpighi: Father of microscopic anatomy
Events in year of 1695
- 01-13Jonathan Swift ordained an Anglican priest in Ireland
- 05-12English King Willem III departs to the Netherlands
- 08-04French garrison of surrenders to Willem III
- 08-11English and Dutch fleet capture Dunkerk
- 09-01Dutch / English army under King Willem III occupies Names
- 09-04French garrison of castle Names surrenders for Willem III
- 09-12New York Jews petition Governor Dongan for religious liberties
- 10-10King Willem III escapes South Netherlands, back to England
People born in year of 1695
- 01-06Giuseppe Sammartini: Composer
- 01-09John E Loovens: Lawyer
- 02-06Andre Cheron: Composer
- 04-10Balthazar Huydecoper: Dutch translator / historian
- 04-12Caspar Burman: Historian / Mayor (Utrecht, Netherlands)
- 06-05Johann Conrad Schlaun: German barok architect
- 06-06Adriaen Valckenier: Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies (1737-41), killed 8,000 Chinese
- 09-03Pietro Antonio Locatelli: Italian violinist / composer
People died in year of 1695
- 01-04Duke of Luxembourg: Luxembourg / French marshal
- 02-06Ahmed II: 21st Sultan of Turkey (1691-95)
- 04-03Melchior de Hondecoeter: Dutch still life painter, dies at about 58
- 04-05George Savile: 1st Marquis of Halifax, dies at 61
- 04-20Georg Caspar Weckler: Composer, dies at 63
- 04-23Henry Vaughan: Poet (Silex Scintillans), dies at 72
- 05-17Cornelis de Heem: Painter
- 06-08Christian Huygens: Inventor / astronomer (ring of Saturn), dies at 66
- 07-08Christiaen Huygens: Inventor / astronomer, dies at 66
- 07-18Joannes Camphuys: Governor-General of Dutch-Indies, dies at 61
- 11-21Henry Purcell: English Composer (Indian Queen), dies at 36
- 11-28Giovanni Paulo Colonna: Composer, dies at 58
Events in year of 1696
- 01-31Revolt of undertakers after funeral reforms (Amsterdam)
- 02-27English / Welsh nobles lay down Oath of Assn
- 03-07English King Willem III departs Netherlands
- 05-31John Salomonsz elected chief of Saint-Eustatius
- 07-28De Croissy succeeds Le Plectia as French Minister of Finance
- 07-29French King Louis XIV and Victor Amadeua van Savoye signs peace
- 08-13State of Drenthe accredits Willem III as mayor
- 11-21J Vanbrughes "Relapse or Virtue in Danger, " premieres in London
People born in year of 1696
- 02-10Johann Melchior Molter: Composer
- 02-17Baron Ernst Gottlieb: Composer
- 02-29Esprit Joseph Antoine Blanchard: Composer
- 03-13Louis F A D Duke de Richelieu: French marshal
- 04-04Giovanni Battista Tiepoldo: Painter
- 04-16Giovanni Battista Tupolo: Italian painter
- 05-23Johann Caspar Vogler: Composer
- 08-02Mahmud I: Sultan of Ottoman (Turkey) (1730-54) / fought Austria and Russia
- 08-09Jozef Wenceslas: Monarch of Liechtenstein / General
- 08-12Maurice Greene: Composer
- 08-31Johann Paul Kunzen: Composer
- 10-17August III: King of Poland / monarch Frederik August II of Saksen
- 11-11Andrea Zani: Composer
- 11-15Gerhardus Havingha: Composer
- 12-22James Oglethorpe: England, United Kingdom -- General / author / colonizer (Georgia)
People died in year of 1696
- 01-08Michael de Ronghe: Composer, dies at 75
- 01-29Ivan V: Co-tsar of Russia (1682-89)
- 04-21Andres de Sola: Composer, dies at 61
- 05-24Albertine Agnes: Princess of Orange-Nassau, dies at 62
- 05-31Heinrich Schwemmer: Composer, dies at 75
- 06-17Jan III Sobieski: King of Poland (1674-96), dies at 72
- 06-17Johannes II Sobieski: King of Poland (1674-96)
- 06-29Michel Lambert: Composer
- 07-09Waclaw Potocki: Polish Poet (Wojna Chocimska)
- 09-16Lambert Pietkin: Composer, dies at 83
- 12-23Johann David Mayer: Composer, dies at 60