Explore 187 historical events from 1700–1709.
Sir John Morden, 1st Baronet was a successful English merchant and philanthropist who also served briefly as an MP. He established Morden College in Blackheath, south-east London a…
Sir John Morden, 1st Baronet, English merchant and philanthropist, founded Morden College (born 1623)
John Blow was an English composer and organist of the Baroque period. Appointed organist of Westminster Abbey in late 1668, his pupils included William Croft, Jeremiah Clarke and H…
John Blow, English organist and composer (born 1649)
Anne Jules de Noailles, 2nd Duke of Noailles was one of the chief generals of France towards the end of the reign of Louis XIV, and, after raising the regiment of Noailles in 1689,…
Anne Jules de Noailles, French general (born 1650)
Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth and last human Sikh Guru. He was a warrior, poet, and philosopher. In 1675, at the age of nine, he was formally made the leader of the Sikhs after h…
Guru Gobind Singh, Indian 10th Sikh guru (born 1666)
David Gregory FRS was a Scottish mathematician and astronomer. He was professor of mathematics at the University of Edinburgh, and later Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the Univ…
David Gregory, Scottish mathematician and astronomer (born 1659)
Hermann Witsius was a Dutch theologian.
Hermann Witsius, Dutch theologian and academic (born 1636)
Prince George of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Cumberland, was the husband of Anne, Queen of Great Britain. He was the consort of the British monarch from Anne's accession on 8 March…
Prince George of Denmark, Duke of Cumberland (born 1653)
Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus or Tschirnhauß was a German mathematician, physicist, physician, and philosopher. He introduced the Tschirnhaus transformation and is considered …
Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician, physicist, physician, and philosopher (born 1651)
In the Great Northern War (1700–1721) a coalition led by Russia successfully contested the supremacy of Sweden in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the a…
Great Northern War: Russia defeated Sweden at the Battle of Lesnaya on the Russian–Polish border, in present-day…
The Battle of Almansa took place on 25 April 1707, during the War of the Spanish Succession. It was fought between an army loyal to Philip V of Spain, Bourbon claimant to the Spani…
A coalition of Britain, the Netherlands and Portugal is defeated by a Franco-Spanish army at Almansa (Spain) in the War
The Acts of Union refer to two acts of Parliament, one by the Parliament of Scotland in March 1707, followed shortly thereafter by an equivalent act of the Parliament of England. T…
The Act of Union joining England and Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain takes effect
The siege of Pensacola included two separate attempts in 1707 by English-supported Creek Indians to capture the town and fortress of Pensacola, one of two major settlements in Span…
The first Siege of Pensacola comes to an end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.
Jean-Baptiste Barrière was a French cellist and composer. He was born in Bordeaux, Gascony and died in Paris, at 40 years of age.
Jean-Baptiste Barrière, French cellist and composer (died 1747)
Carl Linnaeus, also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné, was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organ…
Carl Linnaeus, Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (died 1778)
Louis I was King of Spain from 15 January 1724 until his death in August the same year. His reign is one of the shortest in history, lasting for just over seven months.
Louis I of Spain (died 1724)
The first Parliament of the Kingdom of Great Britain was established in 1707 after the merger of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland. It was in fact the 4th and last…
The First Parliament of the Kingdom of Great Britain convenes.
The 1707 Hōei earthquake struck south-central Japan at around 13:45 local time on 28 October 1707. It was the largest earthquake in Japanese history until it was surpassed by the …
The 1707 Hōei earthquake causes more than 5,000 deaths in Japan.
Henry Fielding was an English writer and judge known for the use of humour and satire in his works. His famous novels include Shamela (1741), Joseph Andrews (1742), The History of …
Henry Fielding, English novelist and playwright (died 1754)
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon was a French naturalist, mathematician, and cosmologist. He held the position of intendant (director) at the Jardin du Roi, since called the …
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French mathematician, cosmologist, and author (died 1788)
George Farquhar was an Irish dramatist. He is noted for his contributions to late Restoration comedy, particularly for his plays The Constant Couple (1699), The Recruiting Officer …
George Farquhar, Irish-English actor and playwright (born 1678)
Dieterich Buxtehude was a Danish composer and organist of the middle Baroque era, whose works are typical of the North German organ school. As a composer who worked in various voca…
Dieterich Buxtehude, German-Danish organist and composer (born 1637)
Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Marquise of Montespan, commonly known as Madame de Montespan, was a French noblewoman and the most celebrated royal mistress of Kin…
Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan, French mistress of Louis XIV of France (born 1640)
John Mill was an English theologian noted for his critical edition of the Greek New Testament which included notes on over thirty-thousand variant readings in the manuscripts of th…
John Mill, English theologian and author (born 1645)
Nicolas Gigault was a French Baroque organist and composer. Born into poverty, he quickly rose to fame and high reputation among fellow musicians. His surviving works include the e…
Nicolas Gigault, French organist and composer (born 1627)