1694
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| Years: 1691 1692 1693 - 1694 - 1695 1696 1697 | |
| Decades: 1660s 1670s 1680s - 1690s - 1700s 1710s 1720s | |
| Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1694 in literature 1694 in science 1694 state leaders | |
Events
- February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed.
- July 27 - A Royal Charter is granted to the Bank of England.
- December 22 - The Triennial Bill became law.
- December 28 - Queen Mary II of England died; King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland is now sole ruler after his co-ruler's death.
- Much of the town of Warwick, England destroyed by fire.
Births
- November 21 - François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire, French philosopher
- December 22 - Hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and writer (b. 1768)
- Ralph Allen
Deaths
- December 28 - Queen Mary II of England, Scotland and Ireland.
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