| January 4 | Netherlands, England and France sign Triple Alliance |
| January 5 | Prussian King Frederik Willem I buys conscript for nobles |
| January 14 | German mob leader "Sjako" sentenced to death in Amsterdam |
| February 1 | Henri d'Aguesseau's 1st appointment as chancellor of France |
| June 24 | 1st Free Masons' grand lodge founded in London |
| July 28 | Prussian king Frederik Willem I gives compulsory education to 5-12 yrs |
| August 16 | Prince Eugenius of Savoye occupies Belgrade |
| August 17 | France, Russia and Prussia sign agreement |
| August 22 | Spanish troops lands on Sardinia |
| December 25 | Floods ravage Dutch coast provinces, 1000s killed |
