| June 11 | James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, rebels against Catholic king James II |
| July 6 | Battle at Sedgemoor: King James II beats duke of Monmouth |
| October 18 | French king Louis XIV revoked Edict van Nantes |
| October 18 | Louis XIV revokes Edict of Nantes, outlaws Protestantism |
| December 3 | Charles II bars Jews from settling in Stockholm Sweden |
| December 30 | Don Francisco de Agurto installed as land guardian of S Netherlands |