- Jan 24 Edward Wigglesworth appointed 1st north American divinity professor (Harvard)
Event of Interest
Jan 24 Tsar Peter the Great begins civil system
Easter Island Moai
Apr 5 Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen is the first European to discover Easter Island / Rapa Nui in the southeastern Pacific
Event of Interest
Jun 30 Hungarian Parliament condemns Emperor Charles VI's Pragmatic Sanctions
Theater Premiere
Nov 7 Richard Steele's sentimental comedy play "The Conscious Lovers" premieres in London