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March 16, 1694Born on Wednesday March 17, 1694
- Adrianus Jacobus Buijks, Baarle
- Adrianus Van Houtven, Heist op den Berg
- Anna Catharina VAN DEN ABBEELE, Schorisse,9688,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Joseph BREWSTER, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1767)
- Anna VERREPT, Reet, Rumst, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
- Jan Ernsten van Ginkel, Westbroek, Barneveld († 1700)
- Ary Jans, Alblasserdam, zh.nld
- Adelheides Hofstee, Lattrop
- Jan van Ginkel, Barneveld († 1701)
- Jan Ernsten (van Ginkel), Barneveld († 1701)
Died on Wednesday March 17, 1694
- Maria van Doormalen, Best, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Jan Grotenhuis, Haaksbergen, Overijssel, Nederland
- Anna Geertrui van den Clooster (67)
- Catharina Verstappen (68), Heist-op-den-Berg, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
- Willem (Arentsen) Klein Bijler, Laren (Gl)
- Antoine SIONNET (35), Villar d'Arene, 05 480, Hautes Alpes, France
- Elbert Baltens Spruijt (59)
- Maria Joannes van Doormalen (65), Best, Gemeente Best, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrienne LEROY (80), Fressenneville, 80360, Somme, Picardie, Hauts-de-France, France
- NN BOENS, Blankenberge
Born on March 17
- 1611 » Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge, Swedish field marshal († 1662)
- 1665 » Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, French harpsichord player and composer († 1729)
- 1676 » Thomas Boston, Scottish philosopher and theologian († 1732)
- 1686 » Jean-Baptiste Oudry, French painter and engraver († 1755)
- 1725 » Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-American general and politician († 1806)
- 1777 » Patrick Brontë, Irish-English priest and author († 1861)
- 1777 » Roger B. Taney, American politician and jurist, 5th Chief Justice of the United States († 1864)
- 1780 » Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister, economist, and educator († 1847)
- 1781 » Ebenezer Elliott, English poet and educator († 1849)
- 1804 » Jim Bridger, American fur trader and explorer († 1881)
Died on March 17
- 1611 » Sophia of Sweden, duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1547)
- 1620 » John Sarkander, Polish-Moravian priest and saint (b. 1576)
- 1640 » Philip Massinger, English playwright (b. 1583)
- 1649 » Gabriel Lalemant, French missionary and saint (b. 1610)
- 1663 » Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland, English diplomat (b. 1605)
- 1680 » François de La Rochefoucauld, French author (b. 1613)
- 1704 » Menno van Coehoorn, Dutch soldier and engineer (b. 1641)
- 1715 » Gilbert Burnet, Scottish bishop and historian (b. 1643)
- 1741 » Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright (b. 1671)
- 1764 » George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, English astronomer and politician (b. 1695)
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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.