Editing 1694 (section)

=== July–September ===
* [[July 27]] – The [[Bank of England]] is founded through [[Royal charter]] by the [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]-dominated [[Parliament of England]], following a proposal by Scottish merchant [[William Paterson (banker)|William Paterson]] to raise capital, by offering safe and steady returns of interest guaranteed by future taxes. A total of £1.2 million is raised for the war effort against [[Louis XIV of France]] by the end of the year, to establish the first-ever [[government debt]].
* [[August 6]] – The coronation of [[Sultan Husayn]] of the [[Safavid dynasty]] as the [[List of monarchs of Persia|Shah of Persia]] takes place in [[Isfahan]], eight days after the death of his father [[Suleiman of Persia|Suleiman I]].
* [[August 24]] – The [[Dictionnaire de l'Académie française]], the first official dictionary of the French language, is presented by [[Jacques de Tourreil]] and Academy members on behalf of the [[Académie française]] to [[Louis XIV|King Louis XIV]].<ref>Guillaume Massieu, ''Oeuvres de Mr de Tourreil'' (Brunet, 1721) Vol. I, pp. ix–x.</ref><ref>Ferdinand Brunot, ''Histoire de la langue française, des origines à 1900'', vol. IV (A. Colin, 1939)</ref>
* [[September 5]] – The [[Great Fire of Warwick]] breaks out in England and destroys half the town. Donors raise £110,000 toward disaster relief, with Queen Anne contributing £1,000.<ref name=Fires>"Fires, Great", in ''The Insurance Cyclopeadia: Being an Historical Treasury of Events and Circumstances Connected with the Origin and Progress of Insurance'', Cornelius Walford, ed. (C. and E. Layton, 1876) p. 46</ref>
* [[September 8]] – The [[1694 Irpinia–Basilicata earthquake]] causes widespread severe damage and over 6,000 deaths in the Kingdom of Naples.
* [[September 27]] – A hurricane hits [[Carlisle Bay, Barbados]], sinking 27 British ships and resulting in 3,000 casualties.<ref name="Onthisday1694">{{Cite web|url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1694|title=Historical Events in 1694|website=On This Day|date=November 21, 1694 |accessdate=2022-09-28}}</ref>