Eighteenth-Century Chronology: 1694
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Literature
Theatre
- William Congreve, The Double Dealer
- Christopher Rich becomes manager of the United Company
Art
Music
Science, Technology, & Medicine
Politics & Law
Philosophy & Theology
- Jonathan Swift is ordained
- Sor Juana Inéz de la Cruz, La protestia que rubrica
con su sangre (Profession of the Faith Signed with Her Own
Blood)
Milestones
- Birth of Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork,
architect and patron of the arts
- Birth of H. R. Reimarus
- Birth of John Michael Rysbrack, sculptor
Miscellaneous
- The Bank of England is established
- The University of Halle is founded
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