| January 9 | France declares war on Spain |
| January 17 | Avalanche destroys every building in Leukerbad, Switzerland; kills 53 |
| May 15 | James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents world's 1st machine gun |
| July 31 | Battle at Cape Passaro: English fleet destroys Spanish |
| August 2 | Austrian joins Triple Alliance |
| August 11 | Battle at Cape Passaro: English fleet destroys Spanish |
| August 21 | Emperor Karel VI, Turkey and Venice sign peace treaty |
| August 25 | Hundreds of French colonists arrive in Louisiana; New Orleans, found |
| November 18 | Voltaires "Oedipe," premieres in Paris |
| December 11 | Battle at Frederikshall Norway |
| December 17 | England declares war on Spain |
