| February 8 | French/Spanish fleet leaves Toulon |
| February 9 | Battle at Toulon (French/Spanish vs English fleet of Admiral Matthews) |
| February 22 | Battle at Toulon: English-French and Spanish fleet |
| March 15 | French King Louis XV declares war on England |
| May 17 | French army takes Austrian Netherlands |
| May 31 | French troops conquer Kortrijk |
| June 6 | France and Prussia sign peace treaty |
| November 23 | English premier John Carteret resigns |
| November 25 | Austrian forces pillage and kill Jews of Prague |
| December 31 | James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's nutation motion (wobble) |
