| March 10 | Spanish army under Don Carlos (III) draws into Naples |
| March 14 | Prince Willem KHF van Orange marries George II's daughter Mary Anne |
| March 24 | Netherlands William K H Friso marries princess Anne of Hanover |
| May 20 | 1st Jockey Club forms in South Carolina |
| June 17 | French troops occupy Philipsburg at Rhine |
| June 30 | Russian army occupies Danzig |
| November 8 | Cook Vincent la Chapelle forms Free Masons Lodge |
| November 17 | John Zenger, arrested for libel against New York col gov; later acquitted |
| December 13 | England and Russia sign trade agreement |
