| January 26 | Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli's 6 month time-limit problem, solves problem before going to bed that same night |
| February 4 | 3 VOC-ships anchor at Dirk-Hartogeiland, Australia |
| March 9 | Czar Peter the Great begins tour of West-Europe |
| March 20 | Willem de Vlamingh returns to Batavia after exploring "South Land" |
| March 21 | Czar Peter the Great begins tour through West-Europe |
| April 15 | Charles XII succeeds Charles XI as King of Sweden |
| May 24 | English king Willem III travels through northern Europe |
| June 2 | Monarch August van Saksen becomes Catholic |
| June 27 | Polish parliament selects monarch August van Saksen as king |
| September 3 | King William's War in America ends with Treaty of Ryswick |
| September 11 | Battle at Zenta: Prince Eugen van Savoye beats Turkish superior power |
| September 17 | Battle at Zenta: Prince Eugen of Savoye beats Turks |
| September 20 | Peace of Saki (ends 9 years war) |
| October 30 | Germany signs French/English/Spanish/Netherlands/Brandenburgs peace treaty ending 9 year War |
| November 10 | English parliament accept army reduction |
| December 2 | St. Paul's Cathedral opens in London |
