- Jan 8 Amsterdam gang leader and thief "Sjako" arrested
- Feb 6 Britain & Netherlands renew alliance
- Feb 10 Scottish pretender to the throne James III Edward returns to France
- Apr 15 Great Northern War: Prussian troops occupy Swedish controlled German port of Wismar
- May 25 Great Britain and Holy Roman Empire sign the Treaty of Westminster, a defensive pact [1]
- Jun 6 French transport the first African slaves to Louisiana
- Jun 25 Eugenius of Savoye named land guardian of Austrian Netherlands
- Jul 8 Great Northern War: Battle of Dynekilen, a Danish-Norwegian force under Peter Tordenskjold traps and defeats Swedish force
- Jul 18 Decree orders all Jews expelled from Brussels
Battle of Petrovaradin
Aug 5 Battle of Petrovaradin [Peterwardein]: Habsburgs under Eugene of Savoy defeat the Turks in a decisive victory
Siege of Temeşvar
Oct 13 Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI's troops occupy Temesvar in Romania
Treaty of Interest
Nov 3 Treaty signed ending the Polish civil war between the Tarnogrów confederates and Saxon forces led by Augustus II. Tsar Peter the Great's influence and support for Augustus II leads to the Silent Sejm and Russian involvement. [1]
- Nov 26 1st lion exhibited in America in Boston
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