| February 13 | MacDonald clan murdered on orders of King William III |
| February 28 | Salem witch hunt begins |
| February 29 | Sarah Good and Tituba, an Indian servant, accused of witchcraft, Salem |
| March 1 | Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba arrest for witchcraft (Salem, Massachusetts) |
| March 22 | Emperor Leopold I names duke Earnest August of Braunschweig, king |
| March 26 | King Maximilian installed as land guardian of South Netherlands |
| April 22 | Edward Bishop is jailed for proposong flogging as cure for witchcraft |
| May 29 | Battle at La Hogue: English and Dutch fleet beat France |
| May 29 | Royal Hospital Founders Day 1st celebrated |
| June 7 | Earthquake in Porte Royale, Jamaica, kills 3,000 |
| June 24 | Kingston, Jamaica founded |
| July 24 | French defeat William III of England at Steinkirk (Enghein) |
| August 3 | Battle at Steenkerke: French beat English/Dutch army |
| August 19 | 5 women executed for witchcraft in Salem Mass |
| September 22 | Last (8) person hanged for witchcraft in U.S. (Salem Mass) |
| October 12 | Massachusetts Bay discontinues witch trials |
