January 6 Emperor Leopold's son Jozef chosen Roman Catholic king January 14 Clarinet invented, in Nurnberg, Germany January 22 Iroquois tribes renew allegiance to British against French February 3 1st paper money in America issued (colony of Mass) February 8 French and Indian troops set Schenectady settlement New York on fire February 8 Lord Halifax resigns as Lord Privy Seal March 16 French king Louis XIV sends troops to Ireland May 11 English troops of W Phips conquer Port Royal Nova Scotia May 20 England passes Act of Grace, forgiving followers of James II June 11 English king Willem III departs to Ireland June 24 King Willem III's army lands at Carrickfergus Ireland June 30 Battle at Beachy Head: French under Tourville beat Netherlands/English fleet July 1 Army of England's Protestant King William III defeats Roman Catholic King James II in Battle of Boyne in Ireland July 1 Battle of Colors: French beats Spanish/Dutch army July 10 Battle of Beachy Head-French fleet defeat Anglo-Dutch fleet July 10 Netherlands-French sea battle at Beachy Head (Cornelis Evertsen) July 11 Battle of Drogheda Boyne (Willem III (Netherlands-England) beat Jacobus II (Ire) July 12 Battle of Boyne-King William III defeats catholic king James II August 1 Battle at Staffarda: French army beats Victor Amadeus van Savoye August 24 Job Charnock founds Calcutta India September 6 King Willem III escapes back to England September 25 Publick Occurrences, 1st U.S. (Boston) newspaper, publish 1st and last ed October 7 English attack Quebec under Louis de Buade October 8 Turkish troops occupy Belgrade October 23 Revolt in Haarlem after public ban on smoking December 10 Mass Bay becomes 1st American colonial goverment to borrow money December 23 John Flamsteed observes Uranus without realizing it's undiscovered
