Newton Solves Problem in a Day
Jan 26 Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli's 6 month time-limit problem, solves problem before going to bed that same night
King Charles XII
Apr 15 Charles XII succeeds his father, Charles XI, as King of Sweden
- May 7 Stockholm's medieval royal castle is destroyed by fire, the Codex Gigas (world's largest extant medieval illuminated manuscript) survives by being thrown out a window
- May 24 English King William III travels through northern Europe
- Jun 2 August, Elector of Saxony becomes Catholic
- Jun 27 Polish parliament selects monarch August of Saxony as king
- Sep 3 King William's War in America ends with Treaty of Ryswick, the peace treaty ending the Nine Years' War between France and the Grand Alliance (reverting to conditions that existed before the war)
- Sep 11 Battle of Zenta: forces of Prince Eugen of Savoye defeat the Turks, ending Ottoman control of large parts of Central Europe
- Sep 20 Peace of Saki (ends 9 years war)
- Oct 30 Germany signs French/English/Spanish/Dutch/Brandenburgs peace treaty ending the Nine Years' War
- Nov 9 Pope Innocent XII founds the city of Cervia.
- Nov 10 English parliament accept army reduction
St Paul's Cathedral
Dec 2 St Paul's Cathedral, designed by Sir Christopher Wren is consecrated for use (previous building destroyed in the Great Fire of London)
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