What happened in 1707?
65 recorded events in 1707, including 27 in people, 11 in empires & countries and 10 in wars & conflicts.
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Major Events 1
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Acts of Union create Great Britain
England and Scotland merge into a single Kingdom of Great Britain.
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Wars & Conflicts 10
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Battle of Almansa
1707 battle
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Siege of Toulon
1707 siege of the War of the Spanish Succession
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Siege of Xàtiva
Battle in Xàtiva (1707)
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Siege of Gaeta
1707 Austrian attack during the War of the Spanish Succession
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Siege of Port Royal
Two separate attempts by English colonists from New England to conquer Acadia in 1707
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Siege of Pensacola
1707 siege, part of Queen Anne's War
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Battle of Jajau
Part of Mughal war of succession (1707)
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Siege of Oran (1708)
1707–1708 siege during the Spanish–Algerian conflicts
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Battle of Yuraktau
Ten-day battle in 1707 between Bashkir rebels and the Tsardom of Russia
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Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo
1707 siege
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Altranstädt
1707 treaty between Sweden and the Holy Roman Empire
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People 27
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Patriarch Gabriel III of Constantinople died
Patriarch of Constantinople
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Louis Cousin died
French translator and journalist (1627-1707)
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Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban died
French military engineer (1633–1707)
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Hyacinthe-Marie de Brouchoven died
Belgian diplomat and magistrate
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Maria Clara Eimmart died
German astronomer, engraver and illustrator (1676–1707)
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Johann Christoph Denner died
German musical instrument maker
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Otto Mencke died
German philosopher (1644-1707)
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Johann Zahn died
German writer
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Paolo Casati died
Italian mathematician
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Jean-François Gerbillon died
French Jesuit missionary active in China, representing Qing Dynasty for the Treaty of Nerchinsk (1689)
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Girolamo Sartorio died
Venetian architect and engineer
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Jean Gallois died
French scholar and abbé (1632-1707)
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Joachim d'Alencé died
French astronomer (-1707)
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Richard Towneley died
English mathematician and astronomer (1629-1707)
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Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin died
French soldier
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George Farquhar died
Irish dramatist (1677–1707)
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Julie d'Aubigny died
17th-century French opera singer
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Kaspar von Stieler died
Poet (1632-1707)
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Aşıq Ümer died
Crimean Tatar poet
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Leonhard Euler born
Born in Basel. Swiss mathematician, physicist, and engineer (1707–1783).
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Carlo Goldoni born
Born in Venice. Italian playwright (1707-1793).
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Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon born
Born in Montbard. French natural historian (1707-1788).
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Henry Fielding born
Born in Sharpham. English novelist and dramatist (1707–1754).
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Louis I of Spain born
Born in Madrid. King of Spain.
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Charles Wesley born
Born in Epworth. English Methodist and hymn writer (1707-1788).
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Moshe Chaim Luzzatto born
Born in Padua. Italian orthodox rabbi (1707-1746).
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Nicolae Milescu died
Died in Moscow. Moldovan writer and diplomat.
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Kvitøya
Island in the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean
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Religion & Belief Systems 3
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Tahtali-Jami Mosque
Mosque in Ukraine
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Cathedral of San Daniele del Friuli
Church building in San Daniele del Friuli, Italy
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Mariä Himmelfahrt
Filial church in Frauenreuth, Glonn, Germany
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Economy & Trade 1
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Dorotheum
Austrian jewelry/art trading company and auction house in Vienna
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Social Movements & Revolutions 2
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Bulavin Rebellion
1707-1708 Cassock revolt against Russian rule
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Emboabas' War
Conflict in colonial-era Brazil
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Architecture & Engineering 8
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Church of the Holy Spirit in Warsaw
Church
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All Saints Church
Church building in Oxford, UK
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basilica Our Lady of the tables
Basilica located in Montpellier, France
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Valen Chapel
Church building in Sveio, Norway
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San Ferdinando, Livorno
Church building in Livorno, Italy
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Church of St. Nicholas Within
Church in Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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Igreja de Santo António
Church building in Lagos, Faro District, Portugal
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Rook Lane Chapel
Arts centre (formerly a chapel) in Frome, Somerset, England, UK
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Empires & Countries 11
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Kingdom of England dissolved
Kingdom of England ceased to exist, having been centered at London.
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Kingdom of Great Britain founded
Kingdom of Great Britain was founded, with its capital at London.
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Kingdom of Scotland dissolved
Kingdom of Scotland ceased to exist, having been centered at Edinburgh.
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Kingdom of Aragon dissolved
Kingdom of Aragon ceased to exist, having been centered at Jaca City.
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Lan Xang dissolved
Lan Xang ceased to exist, having been centered at Vientiane.
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Kingdom of Valencia dissolved
Kingdom of Valencia ceased to exist, having been centered at Valencia.
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Kingdom of Luang Phrabang founded
Kingdom of Luang Phrabang was founded, with its capital at Luang Prabang.
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Kingdom of Vientiane founded
Kingdom of Vientiane was founded, with its capital at Vientiane.
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Saxe-Eisenberg dissolved
Saxe-Eisenberg ceased to exist, having been centered at Eisenberg.
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Kolhapur State founded
Kolhapur State was founded, with its capital at Kolhapur.
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Muang Phuan founded
Muang Phuan was founded, with its capital at Phōnsavan.
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