22 March — The fortress of Vyborg was captured by Russian troops under the command of Peter I.
25 July — In Riga’s Town Hall Square, the city authorities swore an oath of allegiance to the Russian Tsar Peter I.
20 November — The Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III, under the influence of French and Swedish diplomacy, and especially under pressure from his vassal, the Crimean Khan Devlet II Giray, declared war on Russia.