| January 1 | Protestant West-Europe (except England) begin using Gregorian calendar |
| January 1 | Russia replaces Byzantines with Julian calendar |
| February 19 | Last day of Julian calendar in Denmark |
| February 27 | Pacific Island of New Britain discovered |
| March 25 | England, France and Netherlands ratify 2nd Extermination treaty |
| May 7 | William Penn began monthly meetings for Blacks advocating emancipation |
| June 17 | Mass orders priest to leave the colony |
| June 30 | Gelderland goes on Gregorian calendar (tomorrow is 12/7/1700) |
| July 12 | Gelderland accepts Gregorian calendar; yesterday is June 30, 1700 |
| July 13 | Russian-Turkish peace |
| August 8 | Denmark and Sweden sign peace treaty |
| August 18 | Swedish, English and Dutch army lands on Seeland, Denmark |
| October 2 | Spanish king Carlos II appoints Philip van Anjou, heir to throne |
| October 14 | Rabbi Judah Hasid and Chayim Molocho arrive in Jerusalem |
| November 16 | Monarch of Brandenburg becomes king of Prussia |
| November 19 | Battle at Narva: Swedish king Karel XII beats Russians |
| November 23 | Cardinal Francesco Albani elected Pope Clemens XI |
| November 30 | King Charles XII of Sweden defeats Russia at Narva |
| November 30 | Turkey declares war on Russia |
| November 30 | Utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/IJsselstein go on Gregoria calendar |
| December 12 | Utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/Ijsselstein adopt Gregorian calendar |
| December 31 | Frisia/Groningen adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 1/12/1701 |
