April 6 Denmark signs Covenant of Hannover May 7 Jews are expelled from Ukraine by Empress Catherine I of Russia May 29 Peter II Aleksei (11) becomes czar of Russia May 31 France, England and Netherlands sign accord of Paris June 13 Spain underwrites Preliminairy of Paris July 17 Simon van Slingelandt appointed Dutch pension advisor October 21 Russian and Chinese accord to correct boundaries October 29 Severe earthquake in New England November 12 France and Bavaria renew secret treaty November 15 New York General assembly permits Jews to omit phrase "upon the faith of a Christian" from abjuration oath
