Jan 05 Battle at Turkheim (Colmar) French army beats Brandenburg

Jan 31 Cornelia/Dina Olfaarts found not guilty of witchcraft

Jan 05 Battle at Turkheim (Colmar) French army beats Brandenburg

Jan 01 Don Carlos de Gurrea/Aragón becomes Spanish land guardian of South Netherlands

Jan 08 The New York Fishing Company becomes the first corporation to be chartered in the U.S.

Jan 08 First American commercial corporation chartered (New York Fishing Co)

Jan 31 Cornelia/Dina Olfaarts found not guilty of witchcraft

Feb 21 Prince Willem III appointed viceroy of Gelderland

Jun 22 Royal Greenwich Observatory established in England by Charles II

Mar 02 Prince William III installed as Governor of Overijssel

Mar 04 John Flamsteed appointed first Astronomer Royal of England