Queen Anne
Mar 8 James II's daughter Anne Stuart becomes Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland following the death of William III
- Mar 11 1st English daily newspaper "Daily Courant" publishes
- Mar 21 Queen Anne addresses English parliament
- Apr 20 Comet C/1702 H1 approaches within 0.0437 AUs of Earth
- Apr 23 Queen Anne is crowned at Westminster Abbey, London
- May 14 England & Netherlands declare war on France & Spain
Great Northern War
May 14 Great Northern War: Swedish troops under King Charles XII occupy Warsaw, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- May 22 Commission for the first Census of Iceland issued - first modern census, carried out by Professor Árni Magnússon and Vice Chancellor Páll Vídalín (1702-3) [1]
- Jul 19 Great Northern War: Swedish troops under King Charles XII occupy Kraków, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Aug 19 -24] Battle at Santa Marta Venz: English fleet beat French
- Sep 16 Emperor Leopold I declares war on France, Cologne & Bavaria
- Oct 7 British & Dutch troops under Marlborough occupy Roermond
- Oct 13 Dutch and English troops occupy Liège
- Oct 23 Battle of Bay of Vigo: Dutch & English fleet destroy & occupy Spanish silver fleet & French squadron
- Oct 27 British troops plunder St Augustine, Florida
- Dec 14 The Forty-seven Ronin (leaderless samurai), under the command of Ōishi Kuranosuke, avenge the death of their master in Japan
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