1694 in England
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Events from the year 1694 in the Kingdom of England.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - William III of England, jointly with Mary II of England until 28 December, then as sole monarch.
[edit] Events
- May - The First Whig Junto is appointed to government.[1]
- 25 July - The Bank of England is established by William Paterson.[2] John Houblon becomes the first Governor of the Bank of England.
- 5 September - Great Fire of Warwick.
- 3 December - Parliament passes the Triennial Act requiring general elections every three years.[1]
- 28 December - with the death of Queen Mary II, William III becomes sole monarch.[1]
[edit] Births
- 25 April - Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, architect (died 1753)
- 22 September - Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, statesman and man of letters (died 1773)
- 25 September - Henry Pelham, Prime Minister of Great Britain (died 1754)
[edit] Deaths
- 2 January - Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington, politician (born 1651)
- 7 January - Charles Gerard, 1st Earl of Macclesfield (born c.1618)
- 17 June - Philip Cardinal Howard, Roman Catholic Cardinal (born 1629)
- 22 November - John Tillotson, Archbishop of Canterbury (born 1630)
- 28 December - Queen Mary II (born 1662)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
