| January 11 | Mount Etna erupts, Sicily |
| February 6 | Royal charter granted College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va |
| February 8 | William and Mary college is 2nd college chartered in US |
| February 13 | College of William and Mary opens |
| June 27 | 1st sea battle of Lagos: England and Holland vs France |
| June 27 | 1st woman's magazine "Ladies' Mercury" published (London) |
| July 4 | Battle at Boussu-lez-Walcourt: French-English vs Dutch army |
| July 8 | New York City authorizes 1st police uniforms in American colonies |
| July 29 | Battle at Neerwinden: French beats English/Dutch army |
| October 5 | Haarlem people's revolution due to food shortages |
