What happened in 1707?

Acts of Union create Great Britain

Major Events · London, England

England and Scotland merge into a single Kingdom of Great Britain.

Battle of Almansa

Wars & Conflicts · Almansa

1707 battle

Siege of Toulon

Wars & Conflicts · Toulon

1707 siege of the War of the Spanish Succession

Siege of Xàtiva

Wars & Conflicts · Xàtiva

Battle in Xàtiva (1707)

Siege of Gaeta

Wars & Conflicts · Gaeta

1707 Austrian attack during the War of the Spanish Succession

Siege of Port Royal

Wars & Conflicts · Port-Royal

Two separate attempts by English colonists from New England to conquer Acadia in 1707

Siege of Pensacola

Wars & Conflicts · Pensacola

1707 siege, part of Queen Anne's War

Battle of Jajau

Wars & Conflicts · Agra

Part of Mughal war of succession (1707)

Siege of Oran (1708)

Wars & Conflicts · Oran

1707–1708 siege during the Spanish–Algerian conflicts

Battle of Yuraktau

Wars & Conflicts · Yuraktau

Ten-day battle in 1707 between Bashkir rebels and the Tsardom of Russia

Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo

Wars & Conflicts · Ciudad Rodrigo

1707 siege

Battle at The Lizard

Wars & Conflicts · Lizard Point

1707 naval battle

Action of 2 May 1707

Wars & Conflicts · Beachy Head

1707 naval battle

Murat Kuchukov Movement

Wars & Conflicts · Chechnya

1707–1708 insurgency in Chechnya

Oran Expedition

Wars & Conflicts

Treaty of Altranstädt

Politics & Government · Warsaw

1707 treaty between Sweden and the Holy Roman Empire

Patriarch Gabriel III of Constantinople died

People · Constantinople

Patriarch of Constantinople

Louis Cousin died

People · Paris

French translator and journalist (1627-1707)

Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban died

People · Paris

French military engineer (1633–1707)

Hyacinthe-Marie de Brouchoven died

People · Antwerp

Belgian diplomat and magistrate

Maria Clara Eimmart died

People · Nuremberg

German astronomer, engraver and illustrator (1676–1707)

Johann Christoph Denner died

People · Nuremberg

German musical instrument maker

Otto Mencke died

People · Leipzig

German philosopher (1644-1707)

Johann Zahn died

People · Karlstadt am Main

German writer

Paolo Casati died

People · Parma

Italian mathematician

Jean-François Gerbillon died

People · Beijing

French Jesuit missionary active in China, representing Qing Dynasty for the Treaty of Nerchinsk (1689)

Girolamo Sartorio died

People · Venice

Venetian architect and engineer

Jean Gallois died

People · Paris

French scholar and abbé (1632-1707)

Joachim d'Alencé died

People · Lille

French astronomer (-1707)

Richard Towneley died

People · York

English mathematician and astronomer (1629-1707)

Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin died

People · Pau

French soldier

George Farquhar died

People · London

Irish dramatist (1677–1707)

Julie d'Aubigny died

People · Paris

17th-century French opera singer

Kaspar von Stieler died

People · Jena

Poet (1632-1707)

Aşıq Ümer died

People · Yevpatoriya

Crimean Tatar poet

Leonhard Euler born

People · Basel

Born in Basel. Swiss mathematician, physicist, and engineer (1707–1783).

Carlo Goldoni born

People · Venice

Born in Venice. Italian playwright (1707-1793).

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon born

People · Montbard

Born in Montbard. French natural historian (1707-1788).

Henry Fielding born

People · Sharpham

Born in Sharpham. English novelist and dramatist (1707–1754).

Louis I of Spain born

People · Madrid

Born in Madrid. King of Spain.

Charles Wesley born

People · Epworth

Born in Epworth. English Methodist and hymn writer (1707-1788).

Moshe Chaim Luzzatto born

People · Padua

Born in Padua. Italian orthodox rabbi (1707-1746).

Nicolae Milescu died

People · Moscow

Died in Moscow. Moldovan writer and diplomat.

Aurangzeb died

People · Ahilyanagar

Died in Ahilyanagar. The sixth Mughal Emperor from 1658 to 1707.

Azam Shah died

People · Agra

Died in Agra. Temporary ruler of Mughal Empire (1707).

Leopold Karl von Kollonitsch died

People · Vienna

Died in Vienna. Hungarian cardinal.

Czech Technical University in Prague

Science & Technology

Czech public university

Kvitøya

Exploration & Discovery

Island in the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean

Strawberry Chapel and Childsbury Town Site

Exploration & Discovery

human settlement in South Carolina, United States of America

Tahtali-Jami Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Ukraine

Cathedral of San Daniele del Friuli

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in San Daniele del Friuli, Italy

Mariä Himmelfahrt

Religion & Belief Systems · Frauenreuth (Glonn)

Filial church in Frauenreuth, Glonn, Germany

Madonna del Gabellino

Religion & Belief Systems

Oratory in Volterra, Italy

Edifício do Colégio dos Jesuítas

Religion & Belief Systems · Portimão

Cultural heritage monument in Portimão, Portugal

Old Narragansett Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Rhode Island, United States of America

Chapelle Notre-Dame des Vertus

Religion & Belief Systems · Noblehaye

Chapel in Herve, Belgium

Maria Klobenstein

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Kössen, Austria

Boskapel

Religion & Belief Systems · Imde

Church in Imde, Belgium

Dorotheum

Economy & Trade · Palais Dorotheum

Austrian jewelry/art trading company and auction house in Vienna

Scilly naval disaster of 1707

Disasters & Pandemics · Isles of Scilly

Loss of four Royal Navy vessels off the Isles of Scilly

Bulavin Rebellion

Social Movements & Revolutions · Tsardom of Russia

1707-1708 Cassock revolt against Russian rule

Emboabas' War

Social Movements & Revolutions · Minas Gerais

Conflict in colonial-era Brazil

Church of the Holy Spirit in Warsaw

Architecture & Engineering

Church

All Saints Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Oxford, UK

basilica Our Lady of the tables

Architecture & Engineering

Basilica located in Montpellier, France

Valen Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Sveio, Norway

San Ferdinando, Livorno

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Livorno, Italy

Church of St. Nicholas Within

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Igreja de Santo António

Architecture & Engineering · Freguesia de São Sebastião

Church building in Lagos, Faro District, Portugal

Rook Lane Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Arts centre (formerly a chapel) in Frome, Somerset, England, UK

Tomb of Aurangzeb

Architecture & Engineering

Tomb in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra

Pukkwan Victory Monument

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in North Korea

Saints Constantine and Helena church in Suzdal

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Russia

Cheremenetsky Monastery

Architecture & Engineering

Monastery in Cheremenets, Russia

Church of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem (Suzdal)

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Russia

Tipu, Belize

Architecture & Engineering

Mayan archaeological site near the Belize–Guatemala border

Chaharbagh Madrasa

Architecture & Engineering · District 3

Madrasa in Isfahan, Iranian national heritage site

Kingdom of England dissolved

Empires & Countries · London

Kingdom of England ceased to exist, having been centered at London.

Kingdom of Great Britain founded

Empires & Countries · London

Kingdom of Great Britain was founded, with its capital at London.

Kingdom of Scotland dissolved

Empires & Countries · Edinburgh

Kingdom of Scotland ceased to exist, having been centered at Edinburgh.

Kingdom of Aragon dissolved

Empires & Countries · Jaca City

Kingdom of Aragon ceased to exist, having been centered at Jaca City.

Lan Xang dissolved

Empires & Countries · Vientiane

Lan Xang ceased to exist, having been centered at Vientiane.

Kingdom of Valencia dissolved

Empires & Countries · Valencia

Kingdom of Valencia ceased to exist, having been centered at Valencia.

Kingdom of Luang Phrabang founded

Empires & Countries · Luang Prabang

Kingdom of Luang Phrabang was founded, with its capital at Luang Prabang.

Kingdom of Vientiane founded

Empires & Countries · Vientiane

Kingdom of Vientiane was founded, with its capital at Vientiane.

Saxe-Eisenberg dissolved

Empires & Countries · Eisenberg

Saxe-Eisenberg ceased to exist, having been centered at Eisenberg.

Kolhapur State founded

Empires & Countries · Kolhapur

Kolhapur State was founded, with its capital at Kolhapur.

Muang Phuan founded

Empires & Countries · Phōnsavan

Muang Phuan was founded, with its capital at Phōnsavan.

Kurwai State founded

Empires & Countries

Kurwai State was founded.

Principality of Hà Tiên founded

Empires & Countries · Hà Tiên

Principality of Hà Tiên was founded, with its capital at Hà Tiên.