| January 6 | Great earthquake in New England |
| January 10 | King Charles II affirms charter of Royal African Company |
| January 23 | King Louis XIV affirms covenant with Ronstaten |
| February 5 | Earthquake in Canada |
| April 1 | Gemert fines unwed motherhood (50 guilder penalty) |
| April 6 | King Charles II signs Carolina Charter |
| April 18 | Osman declares war on Austria |
| May 7 | Theatre Royal in Drury Lane London opens |
| June 8 | Battle at Amegical: English and Portugese fleet beats Spanish |
| July 8 | King Charles II of England grants a charter to Rhode Island |
| July 26 | France annexes Venaissin |
| July 27 | English parliament accepts Staple Act |
| September 13 | 1st serious slave conspiracy in colonial America (Virginia) |
| September 25 | Austrian Fort Neuhausl surrenders to Turkish invasion army |
