1695 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1695 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Incumbents
- Monarch - William II
Events
- 2 July – 1 September - Scottish regiments are involved in the Siege of Namur
- 17 July - Parliament passes the Act to establish the Bank of Scotland
Births
- 1 August - John Rutherford, physician and professor at the University of Edinburgh Medical School (died 1779)
- 5 October - John Glas, clergyman who started the Glasite church movement (died 1773)
- 4 November - John Erskine of Carnock, jurist and professor of Scottish law at the University of Edinburgh (died 1768)
date unknown
- John Hay, 4th Marquess of Tweeddale, nobleman, politician, Secretary of State for Scotland, Governor of Bank of Scotland (died 1772)
Deaths
- 13 April - James Drummond bishop (born 1629)
- 15 May - Patrick Lyon, 3rd Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, peer, (born 1643)
- 29 November - James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair, lawyer and statesman, (born 1619)
date unknown
- William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry, politician (born 1637)
See also
References
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