1694

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May 27: The French Army devastates Spanish troops at the Battle of Torroella after taking advantage of a fog.
1694 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar1694
MDCXCIV
Ab urbe condita2447
Armenian calendar1143
ԹՎ ՌՃԽԳ
Assyrian calendar6444
Balinese saka calendar1615–1616
Bengali calendar1101
Berber calendar2644
English Regnal yearWill. & Mar. – 7 Will. & Mar.
Buddhist calendar2238
Burmese calendar1056
Byzantine calendar7202–7203
Chinese calendar癸酉年 (Water Rooster)
4391 or 4184
    — to —
甲戌年 (Wood Dog)
4392 or 4185
Coptic calendar1410–1411
Discordian calendar2860
Ethiopian calendar1686–1687
Hebrew calendar5454–5455
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat1750–1751
 - Shaka Samvat1615–1616
 - Kali Yuga4794–4795
Holocene calendar11694
Igbo calendar694–695
Iranian calendar1072–1073
Islamic calendar1105–1106
Japanese calendarGenroku 7
(元禄7年)
Javanese calendar1617–1618
Julian calendarGregorian minus 10 days
Korean calendar4027
Minguo calendar218 before ROC
民前218年
Nanakshahi calendar226
Thai solar calendar2236–2237
Tibetan calendar阴水鸡年
(female Water-Rooster)
1820 or 1439 or 667
    — to —
阳木狗年
(male Wood-Dog)
1821 or 1440 or 668

1694 (MDCXCIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1694th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 694th year of the 2nd millennium, the 94th year of the 17th century, and the 5th year of the 1690s decade. As of the start of 1694, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Events[edit]

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Date unknown[edit]

Births[edit]

Paul of the Cross born 3 January
Henrietta Harley, Countess of Oxford and Countess Mortimer born 11 February
Francis Hutcheson (philosopher) born 8 August
Christiane Charlotte of Württemberg-Winnental born 20 August
Elisha Williams born 26 August
John Vanderbank born 9 September
Yeongjo of Joseon born 13 September
Henry Pelham born 25 September
Tsarevna Praskovya Ivanovna of Russia born 4 October
Augustine Washington born 12 November
Voltaire born 21 November

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Deaths[edit]

Francesco Morosini died 16 January
William Dolben (judge) died 25 January
Natalya Naryshkina died 4 February
Nicolás de Villacis died 8 April
Claire-Clémence de Maillé-Brézé died 16 April
Philip Howard (cardinal) died 17 June
Hishikawa Moronobu died 25 July
Suleiman I of Persia died 29 July
Antoine Arnauld died 8 August
Bernard of Offida died 22 August
Princess Sophie Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst died 14 September
Matsuo Bashō died 28 November
Marcello Malpighi died 29 November
Pierre Puget died 2 December
Mary II of England died 28 December

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October–December[edit]

References[edit]

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