Event of Interest
Jan 26 Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli's 6 month time-limit problem, solves problem before going to bed that same night
Isaac Newton
- Feb 4 Three Dutch East India Company ships anchor at Dirk-Hartogeiland, Australia
Event of Interest
Apr 15 Charles XII succeeds Charles XI as King of Sweden
Charles XII
- May 7 Stockholm's medieval royal castle is destroyed by fire, the Codex Gigas (world's largest extant medieval illuminated manuscript) survives by being thrown out a window
Event of Interest
May 24 English King William III travels through northern Europe
William III
- Jun 2 August, Elector of Saxony becomes Catholic
- Jun 27 Polish parliament selects monarch August of Saxony as king
- Sep 3 King William's War in America ends with Treaty of Ryswick
- Sep 11 Battle of Zenta: forces of Prince Eugen of Savoye defeat the Turks, ending Ottoman control of large parts of Central Europe
- Sep 20 Peace of Saki (ends 9 years war)
- Oct 30 Germany signs French/English/Spanish/Dutch/Brandenburgs peace treaty ending Nine Year War
- Nov 9 Pope Innocent XII founds the city of Cervia.
- Nov 10 English parliament accept army reduction
Event of Interest
Dec 2 St Paul's Cathedral, designed by Sir Christopher Wren is consecrated for use (previous building destroyed in the Great Fire of London)
Christopher Wren