| January 1 | Great Britain and Ireland union is in effect, creating United Kingdom |
| January 12 | Frisia and Groningen begin use of Gregorian calendar |
| January 12 | Parts of Netherlands adopt Gregorian calendar |
| January 18 | Frederik I/Sophie Charlotte van Hanover crowned king/queen of Prussia |
| March 9 | France, Cologne and Bavaria sign alliance |
| April 29 | Drenthe Netherlands adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is May 12, 1701 |
| May 12 | Drenthe adopts Gregorian calendar (yesterday is 4/29/1701) |
| June 12 | Act of Settlement gives English crown to Sophia, Princess of Hanover |
| July 24 | Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac found trading post at Ft. Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit |
| September 7 | Germany, England and Netherlands sign anti-French covenant |
| October 9 | Collegiate School of Ct (Yale U), chartered in New Haven |
| November 8 | William Penn presents Charter of Priviliges |
