1694

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	16th century – 17th century – 18th century
Decades:	1660s  1670s  1680s  – 1690s –  1700s  1710s  1720s
Years:	1691 1692 1693 – 1694 – 1695 1696 1697

1694 Media

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  Paul of the Cross born 3 January

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  Henrietta Harley, Countess of Oxford and Countess Mortimer born 11 February

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  Francis Hutcheson (philosopher) born 8 August

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  Christiane Charlotte of Württemberg-Winnental born 20 August

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  Elisha Williams born 26 August

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  John Vanderbank born 9 September

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  Yeongjo of Joseon born 13 September

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  Henry Pelham born 25 September

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  Tsarevna Praskovya Ivanovna of Russia born 4 October

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

• 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 dies; 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.
• The Lao empire of Lan Xang unofficially ends.