| January 10 | Charles Farnese becomes duke of Parma/Piacenza |
| February 2 | Georg F Handels opera "Poro," premieres in London |
| March 16 | Treaty of Vienna: Emperor Charles VI of England and Netherlands |
| May 28 | All Hebrew books in Papal State are confiscated |
| July 22 | Spain signs Treaty of Vienna |
| September 3 | Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Friesland |
| November 8 | In Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin opens 1st U.S. library |
| November 30 | Beijing hit by Earthquake; about 100,000 die |
| December 22 | Dutch people revolt against meat tax |
| December 30 | 1st U.S. music concert (Peter Pelham's great room in Boston) |
