January 1 Pro-James II-earl of Danby occupies York January 22 Lord Halifax becomes Speaker of English House of Lords Prince Willem III calls English parliament together January 26 Jean Racine's "Esther," premieres in Saint-Cyr January 28 English parliament ends king Charles II reign February 13 British Parliament adopts Bill of Rights February 14 English parliament places Mary Stuart/Prince Willem III on the throne February 15 German Parliament declares war on France February 23 Dutch prince William III proclaimed king of England March 12 Former English King James II lands in Ireland March 14 Scotland dismisses Willem III and Mary Stuart as king and queen April 11 William III and Mary II crowned as joint rulers of Britain April 15 French king Louis XIV declares war on Spain April 21 William III and Mary Stuart proclaimed king and queen of England May 9 English King Willem III declares war on France May 11 Battle of Bantry Bay, French and English naval battle May 12 England and Netherlands form League of Augsburg May 24 English Parliament guarantees freedom of religion for Protestants May 27 Anthonie Heinsius succeeds G Fagel as pension advisor of Holland July 1 Matsuo Basho, zen poet, leaves for 150 days journey on Honshu Japan July 12 Orangeman's Day-Battle of Boyne, Protestant victory in Ireland July 25 France declares war on England July 27 Battle of Killicrankie, Viscount Dundee defeats Whig General MacKay Jacobite Scottish Highlanders defeat royal force at Killiecrankie August 25 Battle at Charleroi: Spanish and English armies chase French Montreal taken by Iroquois September 1 Russia began taxing men's beards September 8 China and Russia signs Treaty of Nertsjinsk (Nierchul) October 6 Pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII October 11 Peter the Great becomes tsar of Russia December 16 English Parliament adopts Bill of Rights after Glorious Revolution December 22 Heavy earthquake strikes Innsbruck December 30 Henry Purcell and Tates opera "Dido and Aeneas," premieres in Chesea
