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Born on Friday January 22, 1694
- Maria Heylen, Noorderwijk, Herentals, België († 1694)
- Annighje Elbertse Plomp, Woerden († 1700)
- Barbara Jansdr Peeman, ,,, Middelharnis (gedoopt 05-10-1696) († 1748)
- Christoph Böttger, Sehma, Chemnitz, Sachsen
- Joannes Hopperts, Simpelveld, Limburg, Nederland
- Angélique Huppé, Beauport PQ († 1751)
- Christoph Boettger, Sehma, Chemnitz, Sachsen
- Claudine EYNAUD, Le Péage-de-Roussillon,38550,Isère,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE († 1761)
- Bernard Verstringhe, Maldegem (B) († 1695)
- Teunis Steevense van der Landen, Woerden († 1753)
Died on Friday January 22, 1694
- Jean Wery (84), Dompierre sur Helpe, 59440, France
- Henry Bull (84)
- Helmuth von Plessen (81)
- Helmut van Plessen Heer van Cambs (81), Cambs, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Anna Elisabeth von Friesenhausen (59)
- John Knopp (72), Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
- Cornelis Ariensz. Hopman, Delft
- Denis Lhery (60), Gennevilliers, Francia
- Anna Stoop, Kallo
- Elisabetha Dielenssens (49), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Born on January 22
- 1592 » Pierre Gassendi, French mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher († 1655)
- 1645 » William Kidd, Scottish sailor and pirate hunter (probable; d. 1701)
- 1654 » Richard Blackmore, English physician and poet († 1729)
- 1690 » Nicolas Lancret, French painter († 1743)
- 1729 » Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German philosopher and author († 1781)
- 1733 » Philip Carteret, English admiral and explorer († 1796)
- 1740 » Noah Phelps, American soldier, lawyer, and judge († 1809)
- 1781 » François Habeneck, French violinist and conductor († 1849)
- 1788 » Lord Byron, English poet and playwright († 1824)
- 1792 » Lady Lucy Whitmore, English noblewoman, hymn writer († 1840)
Died on January 22
- 1560 » Wang Zhi, Chinese pirate
- 1575 » James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault (b. 1516)
- 1599 » Cristofano Malvezzi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1547)
- 1666 » Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor (b. 1592)
- 1750 » Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (b. 1675)
- 1763 » John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1690)
- 1767 » Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German meteorologist and geologist (b. 1719)
- 1779 » Claudius Smith, American guerrilla leader (b. 1736)
- 1779 » Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (b. 1733)
- 1798 » Lewis Morris, American judge and politician (b. 1726)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1694
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- February 6 » The warrior queen Dandara, leader of the runaway slaves in Quilombo dos Palmares, Brazil, is captured and commits suicide rather than be returned to a life of slavery.
- July 27 » A Royal charter is granted to the Bank of England.