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Born on Monday February 8, 1694
- Amalia Elisabeth van Solms-Hohensolms-Lich († 1700)
- Wolter Brascamp, Twello (Gem. Voorst)
- Hedwig Ulrike Mörner, Alstorp, Skäne, Zweden († 1758)
- Abigail Hill, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten († 1785)
- Elizabeth KEELING (BABINGTON) († 1730)
- Jan BECKS, Doetinchem (NL/GE)
- Amalie Elisabeth v.Solms, Burg Hohensolms († 1700)
- Catharina Brandstaedter, St.Veit, Salzburg († 1751)
- Nicolaas van Dam, Leiden († 1700)
- Gerred Jansen, Spankeren, Rheden, Gelderland, Netherlands
Died on Monday February 8, 1694
- Guiljelmus Saldenus (66), Den Haag
- Catharina Nuijdens (46), Gierle, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Cornelia Haak, Zaamslag
- OG den Hengst (0), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anthonij Meijer (34), Delft
- Petrus Hendriks, Venray
- Henricus Smulders, Rijmenam
- Catherina NUIJDENS (46), Gierle (Antwerpen), België
- John Niles II (91), Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
- Elijsabeth van Gentbrugge, Zaamslag
Born on February 8
- 1591 » Guercino, Italian painter († 1666)
- 1685 » Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian and author († 1770)
- 1700 » Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist († 1782)
- 1720 » Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan († 1750)
- 1741 » André Grétry, Belgian-French organist and composer († 1813)
- 1762 » Gia Long, Vietnamese emperor († 1820)
- 1764 » Joseph Leopold Eybler, Austrian composer and conductor († 1846)
- 1792 » Caroline Augusta of Bavaria († 1873)
- 1798 » Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia († 1849)
- 1807 » Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, English sculptor and zoologist († 1889)
Died on February 8
- 1599 » Robert Rollock, Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1555)
- 1623 » Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire (b. 1546)
- 1676 » Alexis of Russia (b. 1629)
- 1696 » Ivan V of Russia (b. 1666)
- 1709 » Giuseppe Torelli, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1658)
- 1725 » Peter the Great, Russian emperor (b. 1672)
- 1749 » Jan van Huysum, Dutch painter (b. 1682)
- 1750 » Aaron Hill, English playwright and poet (b. 1685)
- 1768 » George Dance the Elder, English architect, designed St Leonard's and St Botolph's Aldgate (b. 1695)
- 1772 » Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (b. 1719)
Names that were popular for boys in 1694
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Hendrik
- Jean
- John
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Johann
- Thomas
- William
Names that were popular for girls in 1694
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Johanna
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Jannetje
- Anne
- Grietje
- Sarah
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.