| February 8 | 1st opera in U.S. "Flora," opens in Charleston, SC |
| February 18 | 1st opera performed in America, "Flora," in Charleston, South Carolina |
| March 13 | 1st U.S. Moravian bishop, David Nitschmann, consecrated in Germany |
| August 4 | Jury acquits John Zenger (New York Weekly Journal) charged with seditious libel by royal governor of New York (victory for Freedom of press) |
| August 18 | Evening Post begins publishing (Boston Mass) |
| September 22 | Robert Walpole is 1st British Prime Minister to live at 10 Downing Street |
| October 3 | France and Emperor Karel VI sign peace accord |
| November 30 | States of Holland forbid Free Masonry |
