Historical Events In 1695

Oct 10   King Willem III escapes South Netherlands, back to England in the year 1695.   

Nov 20   Zumbi, Brazilian runaway slave in the year 1695.   

Nov 20   Zumbi, the last of the leaders of Quilombo dos Palmares in early Brazil, is executed in the year 1695.   

Nov 21   Henry Purcell, English composer (Indian Queen), dies at 36 in the year 1695.   

Nov 28   Giovanni Paulo Colonna, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1695.   

Dec 31   A window tax is imposed in England, causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the tax on this day in history.   

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Jan 06   Giuseppe Sammartini, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   John E Loovens, lawyer was born in the year 1695.   

Feb 02   In the year 1695 birth of william Borlase, English naturalist (d. 1772)   

Feb 02   François de Chevert, French general (d. 1769) was born in the year 1695.   

Feb 06   Andre Cheron, composer was born in the year 1695.   

Feb 06   On this day in history birth of nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1726)   

Apr 08   On this day in history birth of johann C Gunther, writer   

Apr 10   On this day in history birth of balthazar Huydecoper, Dutch translator/historian   

Jan 04   On this day in history duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies   

Jan 07   On this day in history mary II Stuart, queen of England, dies at 32 [OS=Dec 28 1694]   

Feb 06   In the year 1695 ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95), dies   

Mar 05   Henry Wharton, English writer (b. 1664) died in the year 1695.   

Apr 03   Melchior de Hondecoeter, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 58 in the year 1695.   

Apr 05   George Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61 in the year 1695.   

Apr 13   In the year 1695 jean de La Fontaine, poet, dies   

Apr 14   In the year 1695 jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables), dies at 73