Major Events
- Jan 1 John V succeeds his father Pedro II as King of Portugal
- Jan 16 The Act of Union is ratified by the Scottish Parliament
- Apr 25 Battle of Almansa; Franco-Spanish forces defeat British and Portuguese
- Apr 29 English and Scottish parliaments accept Act of Union; creates the United Kingdom of Great Britain (comes into being 1st May)
- May 1 Acts of Union comes into force, uniting England and Scotland to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain
- Jun 13 Hungary declares itself independent under Ferenc Rákóczi II (aka Francis II Rákóczi)
- Aug 22 Prince Eugenius van Savoye siege of Toulon
- Aug 22 Sweden & Prussia sign military treaty
- Sep 15 Ferenc Rákóczi II, Prince of Transylvania and Tsar Peter the Great sign social security agreement
- Oct 22 Scilly Naval Disaster: shipwreck of four Royal navy warships and loss of 1400 men during a storm off the Scilly Isles - will prompt 1714 British Act of Parliament competition to find longitude at sea
- More 1707 Events
Leonhard Euler
Carl Linnaeus
AurangzebFamous Weddings in 1707
- Oct 17 German composer Johann Sebastian Bach marries for the 1st time his cousin Maria Barbara Bach
Antonio Vivaldi
Johann Sebastian Bach
Anne Stuart
Louis XIV
Peter the Great