- Mar 15 Sister St Stanislas Hachard, 1st American nun, takes her vows in New Orleans
- Jul 22 Diamonds found in Minas Geras, Brazil
- Jul 25 North Carolina becomes a royal colony
- Jul 30 City of Baltimore founded
- Sep 16 Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Groningen
- Oct 12 Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Gelderland
- Nov 9 Spain, France & Britain sign Treaty of Seville
- Nov 21 Netherlands signs Treaty of Seville
- Nov 28 Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi.