History
1699
General
Population: 638 Million*
- Entertainment: Writers include Dryden (fables), George Farquhar (comedy), Fenelon Telemaque, Richard Bentley (religion),
Gilbert Burnet Exposition of the Thirty-Nine Articles, Raoul Anger Feuillet (dance notation)
- Science: Tyson publishes on the similarities between apes and humans after dissection
- Deaths: Author Sir William Temple, Dramatist Racine, Chrisitan V of Denmark, Prince Elector of Bavaria
Asia
- China: French establish post at Canton
Europe
- General: Denmark and Russia sign mutual defense pack
Treaty of Preobrazhenskoe signed by Russia Denmark Poland Saxony for portion of Swedish empire
- Denmark: Death of Christian V King of Denmark – succeeded by Frederick IV
- England: Billingsgate London becomes a market
- German States: Death of Prince Elector of Bavaria
- Holy Roman Empire: Treaty (Peace) of Karlowitz – Hapsburgs gain almost all Hungary (Morea and most of Dalmatia) – Austria Russia Poland and Venice sign with Turkey
- Poland: Poland receives Podolia and Turkish Ukraine in Treaty of Karlowitz
- Russia: Peter the Great decrees that New Year in Russia will begin on Jan 1 instead of September 1
Middle East
- Ottoman Empire: Treaty of Karlowitz gives Hungary (former Ottoman territory) to Austria
Pacific
- Australia: William Dampier explores north-west coast
South
- Louisiana: Pierre Lelmoyne founds first European settlement in Louisiana at Ft. Maurepas - French colony of Louisiana is founded,