Historical Events
- Jan 13 Jonathan Swift ordained an Anglican priest in Ireland
- Jan 27 Mustafa II becomes the Ottoman sultan in Istanbul on the death of Ahmed II. Mustafa rules until his death in 1703.
- Apr 30 William Congreve's Restoration comedy "Love for Love" premieres in London
- May 12 English King William III departs to Netherlands
- Aug 2 Daniel Quare receives a British patent for his portable barometer
- Aug 11 English & Dutch fleet capture Dunkerk
- Aug 13 -15] French troops under Villeroi shoot in Brussels
- Sep 1 Dutch/English army under king Willem III occupies Names
- Sep 1 French garrison of castle Namur surrenders to the army of the Grand Alliance under the command of King William III of England
- Sep 12 New York Jews petition governor Dongan for religious liberties
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Famous People Born in 1695
- Jan 6 Giuseppe Sammartini, Italian composer, born in Milan, Italy (d. 1750)
- Feb 2 William Borlase, English naturalist (d. 1772)
- Feb 2 François de Chevert, French general (d. 1769)
- Feb 6 Andre Cheron, French composer & organist & harpsichordist, born in Paris, France (d. 1766)
- Feb 6 Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician, born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1726)
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