- Jan 1 Paris merchant Jean Marius obtains 5-year royal privilege for his invention of a folding umbrella - first in Europe
Event of Interest
Jan 27 Tsar Peter the Great sets first Russian state budget
Viceroy of Groningen
Feb 20 Johan Willem Friso becomes Viceroy of Groningen, Netherlands
- Feb 28 In the Battle of Helsingborg, 14,000 Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally sized Swedish force under Magnus Stenbock
- Apr 10 The first law regulating copyright is issued in Great Britain
- Aug 7 Sidney, 1st Earl of Godolphin resigns as English minister of Finance
- Oct 13 English troops occupy Acadia (Nova Scotia)
- Oct 16 British troops occupies Port Royal, Nova Scotia
- Dec 8 Battle of Brihuega in the War of the Spanish Succession: British General James Stanhope captured by French & Spanish forces
- Dec 11 Battle of Villa Viciosa: France beats the Habsburgers