| January 7 | Fire after heavy storm destroys 2/3 of De Rijp, Netherlands, 1 dies |
| January 26 | Portuguese troops conquer last Dutch base on Recife |
| April 12 | England, Ireland and Scotland united |
| April 15 | England and Netherlands signs peace treaty |
| April 21 | England and Sweden sign trade agreement |
| April 26 | Jews are expelled from Brazil |
| May 3 | Bridge at Rowley Mass begins charging tolls for animals |
| May 13 | Venetian fleet under Admiral Adeler beats Turkish |
| June 6 | Queen Christina of Sweden resigns and converts to Catholicism |
| June 7 | Louis XIV crowned King of France |
| July 8 | 1st Jewish colonist arrive in U.S. (Jacob Barsimson in Manhattan) |
| July 20 | Anglo-Portuguese treaty, Portugal comes under English control |
| August 5 | French troops occupy Stenay |
| August 22 | 1st Jewish immigrant to U.S., Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam |
| August 24 | Louis II Conde disbands ends of Atrecht |
| September 16 | Russian troops occupy Smolensk on Poland |
| September 25 | England and Denmark sign trade agreement |
| October 12 | Kruittoren van Delft, explodes, 50-100 killed |
| October 15 | Prince Willem III appointed viceroy of Overijssel |
| November 21 | Richard Johnson, a free black, granted 550 acres in Virginia |
