1695
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| Centuries: | 16th century - 17th century - 18th century |
| Decades: | 1660s 1670s 1680s - 1690s - 1700s 1710s 1720s |
| Years: | 1692 1693 1694 - 1695 - 1696 1697 1698 |
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| Leaders: State leaders - Colonial governors |
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Year 1695 (MDCXCV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar).
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[edit] Events of 1695
[edit] January - June
- 1695 was a particularly cold and wet year. Contemporary records claim that wine froze in the glasses in the Palace of Versailles.
- January 27 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed II to Mustafa II (1695-1703).
[edit] July - December
- July 17 - The Bank of Scotland is founded by an Act of Parliament of the old Scottish Parliament.
- August 8 - The Wren Building is started in Williamsburg, Virginia (completed in 1700).
- December 31 - A window tax is imposed in England causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the tax.
[edit] Undated
- Russia declares war on Turkey.
- £2 fine for swearing in England.
- After 23 years of construction, Spain completes Castillo de San Marcos to protect St. Augustine, Florida from foreign threats.
[edit] Ongoing
[edit] Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1695 MDCXCV |
| Ab urbe condita | 2448 |
| Armenian calendar | 1144 ԹՎ ՌՃԽԴ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -149 – -148 |
| Berber calendar | 2645 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2239 |
| Burmese calendar | 1057 |
| Chinese calendar | 4331/4391-11-16 (甲戌年十一月十六日) — to —
4332/4392-11-26(乙亥年十一月廿六日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1411 – 1412 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1687 – 1688 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5455 – 5456 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1750 – 1751 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1617 – 1618 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4796 – 4797 |
| Holocene calendar | 11695 |
| Iranian calendar | 1073 – 1074 |
| Islamic calendar | 1106 – 1107 |
| Japanese calendar | Genroku 8 (元禄8年) |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 2355 (皇紀2355年) |
| Korean calendar | 4028 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2238 |
- February 2 - William Borlase, English naturalist (died 1772).
- February 6 - Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (died 1726).
- April 8 - Johann Christian Günther, German poet (died 1723).
- May 2 - Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, French architect and painter (died 1766).
- May 3 - Henri Pitot, French engineer (died 1771).
- September 3 - Pietro Locatelli, Italian composer (died 1764).
- September 5 - Carl Gustaf Tessin, Swedish politician (died 1770).
- October 5 - John Glas, Scottish minister (died 1773).
- November 10 - John Bevis, English physician and astronomer (died 1771).
[edit] Deaths
- January 4 - François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg, Marshal of France (born 1628)
- February 6 - Ahmed II of Turkey (born 1643)
- February 18 - Sir William Phips, governor of Massachusetts (born 1650)
- March 5 - Henry Wharton, English writer (born 1664)
- April 3 - Melchior d'Hondecoeter, Dutch painter (born c.1636)
- April 5 - George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, English writer and statesman (born 1633)
- April 13 - Jean de la Fontaine, French writer (born 1621)
- April 17 - Sor Juana, Mexican writer (born c.1650)
- April 27 - John Trenchard, English statesman (born 1640)
- April 28 - Henry Vaughan, Welsh poet (born 1621)
- June 11 - André Félibien, French architect (born 1619)
- July 8 - Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician and physicist (born 1629)
- July 18 - Johannes Camphuys, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (born 1634)
- August 6 - François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (born 1625)
- September - Thomas Tew, English pyrate
- November 16 - Pierre Nicole, French Jansensist (born 1625)
- November 20 - Zumbi, Brazilian leader of a runaway slave colony (born 1655)
- November 21 - Henry Purcell, English composer (born 1654)
- November 22 - Francis Nurse, husband of Rebecca Nurse (accused during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692), born 1618.
- November 28 - Anthony Wood, English antiquarian (born 1632)
- November 29 - James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount Stair, Scottish lawyer and statesman (born 1619)
- December 8 - Barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist (born 1625)
- December 12 - Jacob Abendana, British rabbi (born 1630)
- date unknown
- Huang Zongxi, Chinese political theorist, philosopher, writer, and soldier (born 1610)
