| January 1 | Jacob V succeeds his father Pedro II as king of Portugal |
| April 25 | Battle of Almansa-Franco-Spanish forces defeat Anglo-Portuguese |
| April 29 | English/Scottish parliament accept Act of Union, form Great Britain |
| May 1 | England, Wales and Scotland form U.K. of Great Britain |
| June 13 | Hungary declares itself independent under Ferenc Rakoczi II |
| August 22 | Prince Eugenius van Savoye siege of Toulon |
| August 22 | Sweden and Prussia sign military treaty |
| September 15 | Rakoczi II and Czar Peter the Great sign social security agreement |
| October 17 | German composer Johann S Bach marries his niece Maria Bach |
| November 22 | Prince Johan Willem Friso sworn in as viceroy of Friesland |
