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August 5, 1694Born on Friday August 6, 1694
- Jacob Peter Claes de Bie, Loenhout, Antwerpen, België († 1754)
- Catharina Trebels, Trepels, Kempen, Duitsland
- Winandus GROENEN, Lanaken,1000-1794,Graafschap Loon,Prinsbisdom Luik
- Georg Schneider, Raumland, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1697)
- Johanna│Jannetje Beman, Delft († 1765)
- Edward Allam, Reading, Berkshire, England († 1742)
- Laurenz Mayer, Merdingen, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Jeanne Thomas, Champigneul, 51 Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France († 1732)
- Wilhelm Flaskamp, Suedlohn
- Cornelis Simonsz Bon, Overschie
Died on Friday August 6, 1694
- Catherine COQUELET (36), Démuin, 80237, Somme, Picardie, France
- Willem Rochusz "De Grote" Lems (61), Poortugaal
- John Hawkes (61), Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Willem Jacob Sgrauwene (69), Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Jean Pierre Montreynaud (34), St Barthélemy-Grozon, 07216, Ardèche, Rhône-Alpes, France
- Jacob Willem Jacob Sgrauwen (43), Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Nl
- Trijntje Jorrits Bruinia (28)
- Willem Rochusz Lems de Grote (61), , Hoogvliet, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Willem Rochusz (de Grote) Lems (61)
- *Catharina Zeuner (67), Langenbernsdorf, Zwickauer Land, Sachsen, Germany
Born on August 6
- 1622 » Tjerk Hiddes de Vries, Dutch admiral († 1666)
- 1638 » Nicolas Malebranche, French priest and philosopher († 1715)
- 1644 » Louise de La Vallière, French mistress of Louis XIV of France († 1710)
- 1651 » François Fénelon, French archbishop and poet († 1715)
- 1656 » Claude de Forbin, French general († 1733)
- 1666 » Maria Sophia of Neuburg († 1699)
- 1667 » Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician († 1748)
- 1697 » Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor († 1745)
- 1715 » Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French author († 1747)
- 1765 » Petros Mavromichalis, Greek general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Greece († 1848)
Died on August 6
- 1637 » Ben Jonson, English poet and playwright (b. 1572)
- 1645 » Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex, English merchant and politician (b. 1575)
- 1657 » Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Ukrainian soldier and politician, 1st Hetman of Zaporizhian Host (b. 1595)
- 1660 » Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter and educator (b. 1599)
- 1666 » Tjerk Hiddes de Vries, Frisian naval hero and commander (b. 1622)
- 1679 » John Snell, Scottish-English soldier and philanthropist, founded the Snell Exhibition (b. 1629)
- 1694 » Antoine Arnauld, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1612)
- 1695 » François de Harlay de Champvallon, French archbishop (b. 1625)
- 1753 » Georg Wilhelm Richmann, Estonian-Russian physicist and academic (b. 1711)
- 1757 » Ádám Mányoki, Hungarian painter (b. 1673)
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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.