| February 20 | French minister of Finance, Chauvelin, resigns |
| March 12 | Galileo's body moved to Church of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy |
| April 4 | Anthony van Heim installed as Dutch pension advisor |
| July 18 | Battle at Banja Luka: Turkish army beats Austrians |
| July 31 | Prince Frederick of Wales escapes English court |
| September 17 | Georg-August University opens in Gottingen |
| October 7 | 40 foot waves sink 20,000 small craft and kill 300,000 (Bengal, India) |
| October 11 | Earthquake kills 300,000 and destroys of Calcutta India |
