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Born on Saturday August 21, 1694
- Karoline Liechtenstein
- Jean\Jane Robertson ♥, Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States or Scotland († 1761)
- Aletta Jans van Septeren, Utrecht (Catharijnekerk) († 1728)
- Arnoldus VERSCHUUREN, Leende, 3913, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Maria Anna Karoline Elisabth, unbekannt († 1735)
- Cornelius WEYNS, Wortel, Hoogstraten, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium († 1748)
- Theodorus de Cock, Breda
- Claas Vlug, Amersfoort
- Johann Cunrad Amos, Meimsheim, Deutschland († 1764)
- Claas Vlug, Amersfoort
Died on Saturday August 21, 1694
- Hilligje Gerrits Verburgh (38), Benschop, Utrecht, Nederland
- Maria Herbertus Brachtesende (54)
- Hillegje Gerritsdr Verburgh (38), Benschop
- Maijcken Geverts GEVERS (84), Helmond, 3703, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Hilligje Gerritsdr. (twin) Verburgh (38), Benschop
- Hilligje Gerritsdr Verburgh (38), Benschop
- hilligje verburgh (37), benschop (utrecht)
- Maria Pereira (62), Cedros, Horta, Faial, Açores, Portugal
- Anna Kniepmeyer (65), Hagen Beckerode, Fürstbistum Osnabrück
- Eva WAGNER, Habsheim, 68, Haut Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE
Born on August 21
- 1625 » John Claypole, English politician († 1688)
- 1643 » Afonso VI of Portugal († 1683)
- 1660 » Hubert Gautier, French mathematician and engineer († 1737)
- 1665 » Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer and mathematician († 1729)
- 1670 » James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire († 1734)
- 1725 » Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter and educator († 1805)
- 1754 » Banastre Tarleton, English general and politician († 1833)
- 1754 » William Murdoch, Scottish engineer and inventor, created gas lighting († 1839)
- 1765 » William IV of the United Kingdom († 1837)
- 1789 » Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician and academic († 1857)
Died on August 21
- 1614 » Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (b. 1560)
- 1622 » Juan de Tassis, 2nd Count of Villamediana, Spanish poet and politician (b. 1582)
- 1627 » Jacques Mauduit, French composer and academic (b. 1557)
- 1673 » Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford, English soldier (b. 1599)
- 1689 » William Cleland, Scottish poet and soldier (b. 1661)
- 1762 » Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1689)
- 1763 » Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1710)
- 1775 » Zahir al-Umar, Arabian ruler (b. 1690)
- 1796 » John McKinly, American physician and politician, 1st Governor of Delaware (b. 1721)
- 1814 » Benjamin Thompson, American-English physicist and colonel (b. 1753)
Names that were popular for boys in 1694
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Willem
- Petrus
- 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.