What Happened in May 1695

Historical Events

Event of Interest

May 12 English King William III departs to Netherlands

Famous Birthdays

  • May 2 Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni, Italian-French architect, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1766)
  • May 3 Henri Pitot, Italian-French engineer, born in Aramon, France (d. 1771)

Famous Deaths

  • May 17 Cornelis de Heem, Dutch painter, dies