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May 25, 1694Born on Wednesday May 26, 1694
- Thomas van den Wingart, Rotterdam
- Nicolas Louis de Montigny († 1759)
- Digna HEREN, Rucphen
- Catharina Kersten Derks, Nijmegen
- Etienne Claude d'Aligre († 1752)
- Maria van Sadelhoff, Rheden, Gelderland, Nederland († 1697)
- MARIE DELESALLE, Tourcoing, 59200 († 1750)
- Katharina Schmidt, Birkefehl, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1731)
- Samuel Converse, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Joanna Braeye, Meulebeke, België († 1744)
Died on Wednesday May 26, 1694
- Guilelmus Schuermans (71), Geel
- Harmen Esselink, Meddo, Gelderland, Nederland
- George Russell (98), Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, American Colonies
- Wolter Koenen, in 't Loo
- Petronelle Luypaert (27), onbekend
- Engbert ten Elshof, Winterswijk, Gelderland, Nederland
- Catharina Carpein (58), Pittem,, West-Vlaanderen, België
- Prix GIBIERGE (50), Suèvres, 41500, France
- Michael Eckele #4372 (75), Bühlenhausen, Alb-Donau-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Herman Mosel
Born on May 26
- 1562 » James III, margrave of Baden-Hachberg († 1590)
- 1566 » Mehmed III, Ottoman sultan († 1603)
- 1602 » Philippe de Champaigne, Dutch-French painter († 1674)
- 1623 » William Petty, English economist and philosopher († 1687)
- 1650 » John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire († 1722)
- 1667 » Abraham de Moivre, French-English mathematician and theorist († 1754)
- 1669 » Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist and mycologist († 1722)
- 1700 » Nicolaus Zinzendorf, German bishop and saint († 1760)
- 1799 » August Kopisch, German poet and painter († 1853)
- 1822 » Edmond de Goncourt, French author and critic, founded the Académie Goncourt († 1896)
Died on May 26
- 1648 » Vincent Voiture, French poet and author (b. 1597)
- 1653 » Robert Filmer, English theorist and author (b. 1588)
- 1679 » Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1636)
- 1685 » Charles II, German elector palatine (b. 1651)
- 1703 » Samuel Pepys, English politician (b. 1633)
- 1742 » Pylyp Orlyk, Ukrainian diplomat (b. 1672)
- 1746 » Thomas Southerne, Irish playwright (b. 1660)
- 1762 » Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher and academic (b. 1714)
- 1799 » James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, Scottish linguist, biologist, and judge (b. 1714)
- 1818 » Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Russian field marshal and politician, Governor-General of Finland (b. 1761)
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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.