WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO DECEMBER 1707
Find out what all happened January to December 1707

The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida. (30. November 1707)

John V is crowned King of Portugal. (1. January 1707)

The 1707 Hōei earthquake causes more than 5,000 deaths in Honshu, Shikoku and Kyūshū, Japan (28. October 1707)

Last recorded eruption of Mount Fuji in Japan. (16. December 1707)

The first Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida. (20. August 1707)

The Habsburg army is defeated by Bourbon army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession. (25. April 1707)

The Acts of Union 1707 is signed, officially uniting the Kingdoms of England and Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great Britain. (24. March 1707)

The first Parliament of Great Britain meets. (23. October 1707)

The Act of Union joins the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. (1. May 1707)

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. (22. October 1707)

The Scottish Parliament ratifies the Act of Union, paving the way for the creation of Great Britain. (16. January 1707)