Editing 1690 (section)

=== January–March ===
* [[January 2]] – The Ottoman Empire defeats Serbian rebels and Austrian troops in battle at [[Kaçanik Gorge]], prompting [[Great Migrations of the Serbs|more than 30,000 Serb refugees to flee]] northward from Kosovo, Macedonia and Sandžak to the Austrian Empire. 
* [[January 6]] – At the age of 11 years old, [[Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor|Prince Joseph]], son of [[Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor]], is named as "[[King of the Romans]]", the next in line to become the Emperor.
* [[January 7]] – The first recorded full peal is rung, at [[St Sepulchre-without-Newgate]] in the [[City of London]], marking a new era in [[change ringing]].
* [[January 13]] – Captain [[Thomas Pound]], after being captured with his crew the previous month, is tried in Boston and found guilty of piracy although he is later reprieved.<ref>John Henry Edmonds, ''Captain Thomas Pound'', (Cambridge: Wilson & Son University Press, 1918) pp. 38-39.</ref>
* [[January 27]] 
** The crew of the ship HMS ''Welfare'', commanded by [[John Strong (mariner)|John Strong]], become the first European people to land at the [[Falkland Islands]].<ref>Robert K. Headland, ''A Chronology of Antarctic Exploration'' (Quaritch, 2009)</ref> 
** [[William Coward (pirate)|William Coward]] is hanged for acts of piracy, following his capture after seizing the ketch ''Elenor'' anchored in Boston Harbor the previous year.
** The Convention Parliament is dissolved in England.
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* [[February 6]] – King [[William III of England]] calls for new [[1690 English general election|elections]] for the 512-member [[2nd Parliament of William III and Mary II|House of Commons]]
* [[February 8]] – The [[Schenectady massacre]] takes place in the village of [[Schenectady, New York|Schenectady]] in the [[Province of New York|colony of New York]], when 200 [[New France|Frenchmen]], [[Mohawk nation|Mohawk]] and [[Algonquin people|Algonquin]] warriors kill or capture most of the inhabitants in retaliation for the [[Lachine massacre]].
* [[February 21]] – The opera ''[[Orphée (Louis Lully)|Orphée]]'' by [[Louis Lully]] receives its first performance at the Académie Royale de Musique (the [[Paris Opera]]).
* [[March 10]] – An annular [[solar eclipse]] is visible across the south of the Pacific Ocean.<ref name="EclipsewiseSe1690mar10aprime">{{Cite web|url=https://eclipsewise.com/solar/SEprime/1601-1700/SE1690Mar10Aprime.html|title=EclipseWise - Annular Solar Eclipse of 1690 Mar 10|website=eclipsewise.com|author=Fred Espenak|accessdate=October 5, 2022}}</ref>
* [[March 20]] – The [[2nd Parliament of William III and Mary II]] is assembled in London, split almost equally with 243 Whigs, 241 Tories, and 28 independent members.