Editing 1694 (section)

=== January–March ===
* [[January 16]] – [[Francesco Morosini]], the [[Doge of Venice]] since 1688, dies after ruling the Republic for more than five years and a few months after an unsuccessful attempt to capture the island of [[Euboea|Negropont]] from the Ottoman Empire during the [[Morean War]].
* [[January 18]] – [[Sir James Montgomery, 4th Baronet|Sir James Montgomery]] of Scotland, who had been arrested on January 11 for conspiracy to restore King James to the throne, escapes and flees to France. 
* [[January 21]] (January 11 O.S.) – The [[National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy|Kiev Academy]], now the national university of [[Ukraine]], receives official recognition by Tsar [[Ivan V of Russia]].
* [[January 28]] – ''[[Pyrrhus and Demetrius|Pirro e Demetrio]]'', an opera by [[Alessandro Scarlatti]], is given its first performance, debuting at the Teatro San Bartolomeo in Naples. The opera is adapted in 1708 in London as Pyrrhus and Demetrius and becomes the second most popular opera in 18th century London.
* [[January 29]] – French missionary [[Jean-Baptiste Labat]] arrives in the "New World", landing at the Caribbean island of [[Martinique]].
* [[February 5]] – The ship ''[[Ridderschap van Holland (1682)|Ridderschap van Holland]]'' is [[List of 17th-century shipwrecks in Australia|lost at sea]], having departed the [[Cape of Good Hope]] with a crew of 300, with a destination of [[Jakarta|Batavia]] (now Jakarta in Indonesia), normally a voyage of two months. It never arrives and is never seen again.
* [[February 6]] – The colony of ''[[Quilombo dos Palmares]]'', created by rebel African slaves in [[Colonial Brazil|Brazil]], is destroyed by the [[bandeirantes]], colonial troops under the command of [[Domingos Jorge Velho]]. After a successful attack on its capital, [[Cerca do Macaco]], the last King of Dos Palmares, [[Zumbi]], flees after a reign of more than 13 years, but is later captured and executed.
* [[February 26]] – [[Silvestro Valier]] is elected as the new [[Doge of Venice]] to replace the late [[Francesco Morosini]]
* [[March 1]] – The [[HMS Sussex (1693)|HMS ''Sussex'']] treasure fleet of thirteen ships is wrecked in the Mediterranean off [[Gibraltar]], with the loss of approximately 1,200 lives.
* [[March 8]] – The [[Casa da Moeda do Brasil]] is formed by [[Peter II of Portugal]].