1695

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1695

1695 (MDCXCV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1695th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 695th year of the 2nd millennium, the 95th year of the 17th century, and the 6th year of the 1690s decade. As of the start of 1695, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

July 12: The Siege of Namur begins in Belgium.
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1695 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar1695
MDCXCV
Ab urbe condita2448
Armenian calendar1144
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Assyrian calendar6445
Balinese saka calendar1616–1617
Bengali calendar1101–1102
Berber calendar2645
English Regnal year7 Will. & Mar.  8 Will. 3
Buddhist calendar2239
Burmese calendar1057
Byzantine calendar7203–7204
Chinese calendar甲戌年 (Wood Dog)
4392 or 4185
     to 
乙亥年 (Wood Pig)
4393 or 4186
Coptic calendar1411–1412
Discordian calendar2861
Ethiopian calendar1687–1688
Hebrew calendar5455–5456
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat1751–1752
 - Shaka Samvat1616–1617
 - Kali Yuga4795–4796
Holocene calendar11695
Igbo calendar695–696
Iranian calendar1073–1074
Islamic calendar1106–1107
Japanese calendarGenroku 8
(元禄8年)
Javanese calendar1618–1619
Julian calendarGregorian minus 10 days
Korean calendar4028
Minguo calendar217 before ROC
民前217年
Nanakshahi calendar227
Thai solar calendar2237–2238
Tibetan calendar阳木狗年
(male Wood-Dog)
1821 or 1440 or 668
     to 
阴木猪年
(female Wood-Pig)
1822 or 1441 or 669
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Events

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April–June

July–September

October–December

  • October 11King William III of England dissolves Parliament in the wake of a scandal involving former Speaker of the House of Commons John Trevor and other Tory MPs.
  • October 25 – The 48-gun English Navy ship HMS Berkeley Castle is captured by the French Navy.
  • November 22 – The new Parliament, with 513 members of the House of Commons is opened by King William III. Commons is composed of 257 Whigs (who hold a majority of one), 203 Tories and 53 members of other parties or independents.
  • December 6 – A total eclipse of the sun is visible across the Middle East and western Asia.[14]
  • December 31 – A window tax is imposed in England.[9] Some windows are bricked up to avoid it.

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Births

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William Borlase born 2 February
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Françoise de Graffigny born 11 February
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Abraham Pelt born 11 February
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Infante António of Portugal born 15 March
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William Greene (colonial governor) born 16 March
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Christoph Jacob Trew born 16 April
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Henri Pitot born 3 May
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Sir Peter Halkett, 2nd Baronet born 21 June
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Louise Anne de Bourbon born 23 June
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Martin van Meytens born 24 June
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Antonio Cocchi born 3 August
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Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys born 10 August
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Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans born 20 August

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July–September

October–December

Deaths

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Ahmed II died 6 February
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William Phips died 18 February
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Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł died 25 March
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Lambert van Haven died 9 May
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Prince Christian of Denmark (1675–1695) died 27 June
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Christiaan Huygens died 8 July
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François de Harlay de Champvallon died 6 August
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Huang Zongxi died 12 August
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Christopher Merret died 19 August
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Enkū died 24 August
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Johann Wilhelm Baier died 19 October
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Zumbi died 20 November
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Henry Purcell died 21 November

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

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