1695 in literature
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See also: 1694 in literature, other events of 1695, 1696 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- Antoine Lemaistre and his brother Louis Isaac Lemaistre complete their translation of the Bible into the French language (the "Port-Royal version")
- After twelve years of de facto theatrical monopoly in London, the senior actors of the mismanaged United Company break away to form a rival cooperative company, led by Thomas Betterton, Elizabeth Barry and Anne Bracegirdle. The new company gets off to a brilliant start with the première of William Congreve's comedy Love for Love.
New books
- Love for Love by William Congreve
- Prince Arthur, an Heroick Poem in X Books by Richard Blackmore
- Quantulumcunque Concerning Money by Sir William Petty (posthumous)
Births
- April 8 - Johann Christian Gunther, German poet
Deaths
- April 13 - Jean de la Fontaine, French poet
- November 28 - Anthony Wood
