"Almira"
Jan 8 George Frideric Handel's 1st opera "Almira" premieres in Hamburg, Germany
Isaac Newton Knighted
Apr 16 Queen Anne of England knights scientist Isaac Newton at Trinity College, Cambridge
Tender Husband
Apr 23 Richard Steele's play "Tender Husband" premieres in London
- Jul 12 Ottoman army officer Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī proclaims himself Bey of Tunis, founding the Husainid Dynasty (dynasty rules till 1957)
- Oct 1 Parliament declares Hungary independent, French Rákóczi becomes king
- Oct 15 English fleet under Lord Peterborough occupies Barcelona
- Nov 23 Nicholas Rowe's play "Ulysses" premieres in London
- Dec 26 Fateh Singh (6) and Zorawar Singh (7), sons of Guru Gobind Singh, are murdered by Wazir Khan for refusing to convert to Islam; they are now among the most hallowed martyrs in Sikhism
- Dec 29 Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon's play "Idoménée" premieres in Paris
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