Births on October 29

Martin Folkes, English mathematician and astronomer (d. 1754)

Martin Folkes PRS FRS (29 October 1690 – 28 June 1754), was an English antiquary, numismatist, mathematician, and astronomer.

3 Feb

Paper money
The colony of Massachusetts issues the first paper money in the Americas.
14 Jun

James II of England
King William III of England (William of Orange) lands in Ireland to confront the former King James II.
1 Jul

Battle of the Boyne
Glorious Revolution: Battle of the Boyne in Ireland (as reckoned under the Julian calendar).
24 Aug

East India Company
Job Charnock of the East India Company establishes a factory in Calcutta, an event formerly considered the founding of the city (in 2003 the Calcutta High Court ruled that the city's foundation date is unknown).