| January 31 | Revolt of undertakers after funeral reforms (Amsterdam) |
| February 27 | English / Welsh nobles lay down Oath of Assn |
| March 7 | English king Willem III departs Netherlands |
| May 31 | John Salomonsz elected chief of Saint-Eustatius |
| July 18 | Czar Peter I's fleet occupies Azov at mouth of Don River |
| July 28 | De Croissy succeeds Le Plectia as French minister of Finance |
| July 29 | French king Louis XIV and Victor Amadeua van Savoye signs peace |
| August 13 | State of Drenthe accredits Willem III as mayor |
| November 21 | J Vanbrughes "Relapse or Virtue in Danger," premieres in London |
| December 19 | Jean-Francois Regnard's "Le Joueur," premieres in Paris |
