Jonathan Swift Ordained
Jan 13 Jonathan Swift ordained an Anglican priest in Ireland
- Jan 27 Mustafa II becomes the Ottoman sultan in Istanbul on the death of Ahmed II. Mustafa rules until his death in 1703.
- Apr 30 William Congreve's Restoration comedy "Love for Love" premieres in London
- May 12 English King William III departs to Netherlands
- Aug 2 Daniel Quare receives a British patent for his portable barometer
- Aug 11 English & Dutch fleet capture Dunkerk
Siege of Namur
Sep 4 French garrison of castle Namur surrenders to the army of the Grand Alliance under the command of King William III of England
The Richest Pirate Raid
Sep 7 English pirate Henry Every and his crew aboard the Fancy capture the armed Mughal trading ship Ganj-i-Sawai in the Arabian Sea, in one of the most profitable raids in history with loot of between £325,000 and £600,000. The East India Company later compensates for the loss after Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb closed five ports to English trade.
- Sep 12 New York Jews petition governor Dongan for religious liberties
- Oct 10 King William III escapes South Netherlands, back to England
- Nov 20 Zumbi, the last King of the Quilombo dos Palmares in early Brazil and ex-slave, is executed and decapitated, his head displayed on a pike to dispel any legends of his immortality
- Dec 31 A window tax is imposed in England, causing many shopkeepers to brick up their windows to avoid the tax.
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