March 28 English parliament declares war on Spain (War of Jenkin's Ear) April 15 Bottle opener invented May 9 England routes fleet in Mediterranean Sea and West-Indies May 24 Methodist Church forms May 27 Turkish troops occupy Orsova and Ochakov August 2 France offers emperor Karel VI mediation in war against Turkey November 18 France and Austria sign peace December 9 Jews are expelled from Breslau Silesia
