| February 9 | English reconquer New York from Netherlands |
| February 19 | Netherlands and England sign Peace of Westminster (New York City becomes English) |
| April 22 | Netherlands and Munster sign peace treaty |
| May 11 | Netherlands and Cologne sign peace treaty |
| May 21 | General John Sobieski chosen King of Poland |
| May 28 | German Parliament declares war on France |
| July 1 | Spain, France and Netherlands form Triple Alliance |
| July 19 | Court of Holland bans books of Hobbes/Spinoza/Meyer |
| August 11 | 1st Battle of at Seneffe (Louis II Conde vs Willem III) |
| August 18 | Jean Racine's "Iphigenie," premieres in Versailles |
| September 20 | 2nd West Indie Company forms |
| October 11 | Pierre Corneille's "Surena," premieres in Paris |
| October 16 | Emperor Leopold I fires chancellor Furst Wenzel Lobkowitz |
| October 26 | Prince Willem III occupies Grave |
| November 10 | Dutch formally cede New Netherlands (NY) to English |
| December 4 | Father Marquette builds 1st dwelling in what is now Chicago |
