1695
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Logo the Bank of Scotland, founded July 17, 1695 |
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January 27 - Change of
emperor of the
Ottoman Empire from
Ahmed II to
Mustafa II (1695-
1703)
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July 17 - The
Bank of Scotland is founded by an
Act of Parliament of the old Scottish Parliament.
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December 31 - A
window tax is imposed in
England causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the
tax.
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Russia declares war on
Turkey* Freezing winter in
France - wine freezes in the glasses in
Versailles* £2 fine for
swearing in England
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February 2 -
William Borlase, English naturalist (d.
1772)
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February 6 -
Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d.
1726)
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April 8 -
Johann Christian Günther, German poet (d.
1723)
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May 2 -
Jean-Nicolas Servan, French architect and painter (d.
1766)
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May 3 -
Henri Pitot, French engineer (d.
1771)
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September 3 -
Pietro Locatelli, Italian composer (d.
1764)
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September 5 -
Carl Gustaf Tessin, Swedish politician (d.
1770)
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October 5 -
John Glas, Scottish minister (d.
1773)
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November 10 -
John Bevis, English physician and astronomer (d.
1771)
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January 4 -
François Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxembourg, French general (b.
1628)
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February 6 -
Ahmed II of Turkey (b.
1643)
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March 5 -
Henry Wharton, English writer (b.
1664)
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April 3 -
Melchior d'Hondecoeter, Dutch painter
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April 5 -
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, English writer and statesman (b.
1633)
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April 13 -
Jean de la Fontaine, French writer (b.
1621)
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April 17 -
Sor Juana, Mexican writer
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April 27 -
John Trenchard, English statesman (b.
1640)
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April 28 -
Henry Vaughan, Welsh poet (b.
1621)
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June 11 -
André Félibien, French architect (b.
1619)
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July 8 -
Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician and physicist (b.
1629)
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July 18 -
Johannes Camphuys, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b.
1634)
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August 6 -
François de Harlay de Champvallon, Archbishop of Paris (b.
1625)
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November 16 -
Pierre Nicole, French Jansensist (b.
1625)
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November 20 -
Zumbi, Brazilian leader of a runaway slave colony (b.
1655)
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November 21 -
Henry Purcell, English composer
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November 28 -
Anthony Wood, English antiquarian (b.
1632)
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November 29 -
James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount Stair, Scottish lawyer and statesman (b.
1619)
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December 8 -
Barthélemy d'Herbelot de Molainville, French orientalist (b.
1625)
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December 12 -
Jacob Abendana, British rabbi (b.
1630)
