1695
| Years: 1692 1693 1694 – 1695 – 1696 1697 1698 | |
| Decades: 1660s 1670s 1680s – 1690s – 1700s 1710s 1720s | |
| Centuries: 16th century – 17th century – 18th century 1695 in topic: | |
Events
| Logo the Bank of Scotland, founded July 17, 1695 |
- January 27 – Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed II to Mustafa II (1695-1703)
- July 17 – The Bank of Scotland is founded by an Act of Parliament of the old Scottish Parliament.
- December 31 – A window tax is imposed in England causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the tax.
- Russia declares war on Turkey
- Freezing winter in France – wine freezes in the glasses in Versailles
- £2 fine for swearing in England
Births
- April 8 – Johann Christian Gunther, German poet (d. 1723)
Deaths
- January 4 – François Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxembourg, French general (b. 1628)
- February 6 – Ahmed II of Turkey (b. 1643)
- April 13 – Jean de la Fontaine, French writer (b. 1621)
- July 8 – Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician and physicist (b. 1629)
- November 20 – Zumbi, Brazilian leader of a runaway slave colony (b. 1655)
- November 21 – Henry Purcell, British composer
- December 12 – Jacob Abendana, British rabbi (b. 1630)
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