Years: 1692 1693 1694 - 1695 - 1696 1697 1698

Decades: 1660s 1670s 1680s - 1690s - 1700s 1710s 1720s

Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1695 in literature 1695 in science 1695 state leaders

Contents

1 Events 2 Year in topic 3 Births 4 Deaths

Events

• July 17- The Bank of Scotland is founded by an Act of Parliament of the old Scottish Parliament.
• December 31 - A window tax is imposed in England causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the tax.

• Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed II to Mustafa II (1695-1703)
• Russia declares war on Turkey
• Freezing winter in France - wine freezes in the glasses in Versailles
• £2 fine for swearing in England

Year in topic

• 1695 in science
• 1695 in literature

Births

• April 8 - Johann Christian Gunther, German poet

Deaths

• February 6 - Ahmed II of Turkey
• April 13 - Jean de la Fontaine, French poet
• July 8 - Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician and physicist
• November 20 - Zumbi, last leader of Quilombo dos Palmares.
• November 21 - Henry Purcell, British composer
• December 12 - Jacob Abendana, British rabbi

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