May 1 Battle at Rultusk: Swedish army beats Russians May 2 Portugal signs treaty with England to become a Great Covenant May 18 Dutch and English troops occupy Cologne May 27 St. Petersburg (Leningrad) founded by Peter the Great August 21 Turkish army removes sultan Mustafa II September 12 Emperor Leopold I ends contacts on Spanish heritage September 12 English army under arch duke Charles of Austria lands in Portugal November 24 1st Lutheran pastor ordained in America, Justus Falckner in Philadelphia November 26 Bristol England damaged by hurricane, Royal Navy loses 15 warships November 26 Heavy storm hits England 1000s killed December 27 England and Portugal sign Methuen-Asiento-trade agreement December 30 Tokyo hit by Earthquake; about 37,000 die
