January 8 Dutch gang leader "Sjako" arrested February 6 England and Netherlands renew alliance February 10 Scottish pretender to the throne James III Edward returns to France April 4 Russian and Prussian troops occupy Wismar April 8 Duke Karel Leopold of Mecklenburg-Schwerin signs covenant with Russia and marries Czar Peter the Great's niece April 15 Russian and Prussian troops occupy Wismar June 5 England and Emperor Karel VI signs military treaty June 6 1st slaves arrive in Louisiana June 25 Eugenius of Savoye named land guardian of Austrian Netherlands July 18 Decree orders all Jews expelled from Brussels August 1 1st sculling race (London Bridge to Chelsea) August 1 Waterman's race on Thames 1st rowed August 5 Battle at Peterwardein: Eugenius van Savoye beats Turks September 6 1st U.S. lighthouse built (Boston) September 14 1st lighthouse in U.S. lit (Boston Harbor) October 9 England and France sign treaty October 13 Hungarian Emperor Karel VI's troops occupy Temesvar November 3 Pacification Treaty of Warsaw: Czar Peter the Great guarantees Saxon monarch August I's Polish kingdom November 26 1st lion exhibited in America (Boston)
