| January 5 | Engl/Hannover/Saxony-Poland/Austria sign anti-Prussian/Russian pact |
| January 23 | Principality of Liechtenstein created within Holy Roman Empire |
| April 25 | Daniel Defoes publishes "Robinson Crusoe" |
| September 23 | Liechtenstein declares independence from German empire |
| November 20 | Sweden and Hannover sign peace Treaty of Stockholm |
| December 11 | 1st recorded display of Aurora Borealis in U.S. (New England) |
| December 18 | Thomas Fleet publishes "Mother Goose's Melodies For Children" |