| January 13 | James Oglethorpe and 130 English colonists arrive at Charleston, SC |
| January 18 | 1st polar bear exhibited in America (Boston) |
| February 12 | Georgia founded by James Oglethorpe, at site of Savannah |
| March 22 | Joseph Priestly invents carbonated water (seltzer) |
| May 6 | 1st international boxing match: Bob Whittaker beats Tito di Carni |
| May 12 | Maria Theresa crowned queen of Bohemia in Prague |
| May 17 | England passes Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum and molasses imported to the colonies from a country other than British possessions |
| July 30 | Society of Freemasons opens 1st American lodge in Boston |
| September 12 | Polish Landowners select Stanislaw Lesczynski king |
| September 15 | King Frederik Willem I divides Prussia-Brandenburg in Cantons |
| September 22 | Polish King Lesczynski flees to Danzig |
| September 26 | France, Spain and Sardinia sign anti-German covenant |
| October 10 | France declares war on emperor Charles VI |
| November 7 | France and Spain sign Escoriaal Treaty |
