What happened in 1695
3 entries recorded for 1695, listed by date. That was 331 years ago.
1695 at a glance
- Years ago
- 331 (as of 2026)
- Century
- 17th century
- Decade
- 1690s
- Generation born
- Before the named generations
- Entries here
- 3
- Breakdown
- 3 historical events
March
- March 10
Nine Years' War
Nine Years' War: At the Battle of Sant Esteve d'en Bas, Catalan miquelets attacked a column of French regular infantry and caused them to surrender.
May
- May 18
1695 Linfen earthquake
An earthquake measuring .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Ms 7.8 struck Shanxi Province in northern China, resulting in at least 52,600 deaths.
August
- August 8
Wren Building
The foundation for what is now known as the Wren Building, the oldest surviving college building in the United States, was laid in a ceremony at Middle Plantation, Virginia.
Questions about 1695
What happened in 1695?
This site records 3 entries for 1695, including Nine Years' War on March 10. They are listed below by date.
How long ago was 1695?
331 years ago, counting from 2026. Anyone born in 1695 turns 331 this year.
Which century is 1695 in?
1695 falls in the 17th century, in the 1690s.
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