What Happened in 695 AD

Historical Events in 695 AD

  • Nov 21 Pope Sergius names Willibrord as Archbishop Clemens of Friezen

Famous People Born in 695 AD

  • Dec 31 Muhammad bin Qasim, Umayyad general, born in Ta'if, Saudi Arabia (d. 715)

Famous People Who Died in 695 AD

  • Oct 3 Saint Ewald, the Black, British priest, missionary, helper of Saint Willibrord, murdered by pagan Saxons
  • Oct 3 Saint Ewald, the Fair, British priest, missionary, helper of Saint Willibrord, murdered by pagan Saxons
  • Dec 17 Begga, ancestress of the Carolingians/saint, dies [or 693]