January 19 King Louis XIV and Emperor Leopold I sign treaty dividing Spain January 23 England, Netherlands and Sweden signs Triple Alliance against French February 7 Dutch Prince William III dances in premiere of "Ballet of Peace" February 13 Treaty of Lisbon: Spain recognizes Portugal February 23 Fire in Wiener Hofburg in Vienna, emperor Leopold I rescued March 25 1st horse race in America takes place March 26 England takes control of Bombay India March 27 English king Charles II gives Bombay to East India Company April 13 John Dryden (36) becomes 1st English poet laureate May 2 1st peace of Aken: ends French-Spanish war in The Netherlands May 2 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, ends War of Devolution July 7 Isaac Newton receives MA from Trinity College, Cambridge July 13 Van Marco Cesti's opera "Il Pomo d'Oro," premieres in Vienna August 15 Rijnbond disbands September 16 King John II Casimir of Poland resigns, flees to France September 19 Polish king John II Kazimierz resigns/goes to France October 9 Mass society storms palace of "heretics" Spanish Governor Jose de Paternina October 23 Jews of Barbados forbidden to engage in retail trade December 13 Jean Racines "Britannicus," premieres in Paris
