Timeline July 1695

Events in July 1695 4

• 1629 – 1695 Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695) Died 8 July 1695, aged 66 Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist who discovered Saturn's moon Titan, explained the nature of the planet's rings, and developed the wave theory of light. He also invented the pendulum clock mechanism that greatly improved timekeeping accuracy. He died in The Hague.
• 1695 First Azov campaign Peter the Great's failed siege of the Ottoman fortress of Azov Tsar Peter I led a Russian army and a newly built flotilla in an attempt to seize the Ottoman fortress of Azov at the mouth of the Don River, seeking access to the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. Poor coordination and inadequate siege engineering forced a Russian withdrawal after months of fighting. The setback prompted Peter to build Russia's first serious navy ahead of a successful second campaign the following year.
• 1695 Siege of Namur Allied forces recapture the fortress city from France During the Nine Years' War, an Allied army led by William III besieged and retook the strategic fortress of Namur from French forces, reversing France's capture of the city in 1692. The siege was one of the largest and most costly operations of the war, involving extensive artillery bombardment directed by military engineers on both sides. Its fall was celebrated across the Grand Alliance as a major propaganda victory for William III.
• 1695 Bank of Scotland founded Scottish Parliament charters a new public bank The Parliament of Scotland passed an act establishing the Bank of Scotland, granting it a monopoly on banking in Scotland for 21 years. It was created partly to provide capital for Scottish trade and partly as a rival to the Bank of England, founded the previous year. The bank has remained in continuous operation into the present day.