January 14 Massachusetts holds day of fasting for wrongly persecuting "witches" January 26 Venice, Poland and Austria sign peace treaty with Turkey February 4 350 rebellious Streltsi executed in Moscow March 4 Jews are expelled from Lubeck Germany June 11 England, France and Netherlands agree on 2nd Extermination treaty of Spain July 6 Pirate Captain William Kidd is captured in Boston September 22 People of Rotterdam strike over high cost of butter November 22 Treaty of Preobrasjensku Denmark/Russia/Saksen/Poland divide Sweden December 3 Baron Jacob Hop appointed treasurer-general of the Hague December 20 Peter the Great ordered Russian New Year changed-Sept 1 to Jan 1
