| January 27 | Czar Peter the Great sets 1st Russian state budget |
| February 20 | Johan Willem Friso becomes viceroy of Groningen, Netherlands |
| August 7 | Earl van Godolphin resigns as English minister of Finance |
| October 13 | English troops occupy Acadia (Nova Scotia) |
| October 16 | British troops occupies Port Royal, Nova Scotia |
| November 28 | Battle at Brihuega: English General Stanhope captured |
| December 8 | Battle at Brihuega: English General Stanhope captured |
| December 11 | Battle of Villa Viciosa (France beat Habsburgers) |
