1st January » John V of Portugal known as John V is crowned King of Portugal.
16th January » The Parliament of Scotland Scottish Parliament ratifies the Acts of Union 1707 Act of Union, paving the way for the creation of Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain.
24th March » The Acts of Union 1707 is signed, officially uniting the Kingdoms of England and Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great Britain.
25th April » The House of Habsburg Habsburg army is defeated by House of Bourbon Bourbon army at Battle of Almansa Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession.
1st May » The Act of Union 1707 known as Act of Union joins the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.
20th August » The first Siege of Pensacola (1707) called Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.
22nd October » Scilly naval disaster of 1707 known as Scilly naval disaster: four British Royal Navy ships run aground near the Isles of Scilly because of faulty navigation. Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell and thousands of sailors drown.
23rd October » The first Parliament of Great Britain meets.
28th October » The 1707 Hōei earthquake causes more than 5,000 deaths in Honshu, Shikoku and Kyūshū, Japan
30th November » The second Siege of Pensacola (1707) called Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.
Famous Birthdays in 1707
25th February » Carlo Goldoni, Italian playwright (d. 1793)
10th April » Michel Corrette, French organist, composer, and author (d. 1795)
15th April » Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician and physicist (d. 1783)
22nd April » Henry Fielding, English author and playwright (d. 1754)
2nd May » Jean-Baptiste Barrière, French cellist and composer (d. 1747)
23rd May » Carl Linnaeus, Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (d. 1778)
24th August » Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon (d. 1791)