Data for 1694
In the year 1694, the French navy defeats Spain during the Battle of Torroella in Catalonia (May 27), the Bank of England is founded partly in order to raise money for the war effort against France (Jul 27), British American colonial forces fail to seize Quebec, the capital of New France, from the French (Oct 23), the Parliament of England passes a law requiring general elections every three years (Dec 3), the slave ship Hannibal arrives from Benin on the west coast of Africa to the New World with only half of its “load” alive - and all these fine people were born: Continue reading