Events in year of 1705
- 04-16Queen Anne of England knights Isaac Newton at Trinity College
- 10-15English fleet under Lord Peterborough occupies Barcelona
People born in year of 1705
- 01-14Jean-Baptiste C Bouvet de Lozier / Lozier-Bouvet: Governor (Reunion Is)
- 01-24Farinelli [Carlo Broschi]: Andria, Italy -- Castrato
- 02-06Johann Matthias Leffloth: Composer
- 02-15Charles A Vanloo: French painter
- 02-22Peter Arctedius [Artedi]: Swedish biologist
- 03-03Michael Schevenstuhl: Composer
- 04-20Balthasar Schmid: Composer
- 05-10Gallus Zeiler: Composer
- 08-04Vaclav Matyas Gurecky: Composer
- 08-08Gustaaf Imhoff: Gov of Ceylon (1736-40) / Governor of the Netherlands Indies (1743-50)
- 09-19Henri-Jacques de Croes: Flemish composer / band master
- 09-28Henry Fox: England, United Kingdom -- 1st Baron Holland, corrupt politician (Chiswick)
- 09-28Johann Peter Kellner: Composer
- 10-31Clemens XIV [Giovanni Ganganelli]: Pope (1769-74)
- 11-15Louis-Gabriel Guillemain: Composer
People died in year of 1705
- 01-15Walraad [the Young]: Earl of Nassau-Ottweiler / gov of Nijmegen
- 02-05Jean Gilles: Composer, dies at 37
- 04-02Johann Lohner: Composer, dies at 59
- 05-05Leopold I von Hapsburg: Emperor of Holy Roman Empire, dies at 64
- 08-08Willem Roukens: Mayor (Nimegen ort Nimeguen), beheaded
- 08-16Jean / Jacobus Bernouilli: Swiss mathematician, dies at 50
- 09-21Willem Hadriaan of Nassau: Corrupt mister of Odijck
- 10-11Guillaume Amontons: French physicist, dies at 42
Events in year of 1706
- 02-13Battle at Fraustadt: Swedish army beats Russia / Saksen
- 04-29Emperor Jozef I becomes Monarch of Cologne / Bavaria
- 05-23Battle of Ramillies-Marlborough defeats French; 17,000 killed
People born in year of 1706
- 01-28John Baskerville: English printer (typeface inventor)
- 02-12Josef Christian: German sculptor
- 04-24Giovanni Battista Martini: Composer
- 06-10John Dollond: Owner of 1st patent for achromatic lens
- 07-21Pierre Lyonet: Zoologist / cryptologist (Anatomy of Wilgehoutrups)
- 09-20Franz Habermann: Composer
- 09-21Jacob Wilhelm Lustig: Composer
- 10-06Pieter Steyn: Dutch grand pensionary (1749- )
- 11-07Carlo Cecere: Composer
People died in year of 1706
- 01-26Guillaume Poitevin: Composer, dies at 59
- 02-27John Evelyn: Diarist
- 03-03Johann Pachelbel: Organist / Composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52
- 04-19Galenus Abrahamsz de Haen: Dutch baptist leader
- 09-08Romanus Weichlein: Composer, dies at 53
- 09-20Pierre Verdier: Composer, dies at 79
- 10-26Andreas Werkmeister: Composer, dies at 60
- 11-16Cornelis Evertsen: Mutineer / ltalian-admiral of Zeeland, dies at 64
- 12-09Pedro II: King of Portugal (1683-1706), dies at 58
- 12-28Pierre Bayle: French Theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59
Events in year of 1707
- 01-01Jacob V succeeds his father Pedro II as King of Portugal
- 04-25Battle of Almansa-Franco-Spanish forces defeat Anglo-Portuguese
- 04-29English / Scottish parliament accept Act of Union, form Great Britain
- 05-01England, Wales and Scotland form UK of Great Britain
- 08-22Prince Eugenius van Savoye siege of Toulon
- 08-22Sweden and Prussia sign military treaty
- 10-17German Composer Johann S Bach marries his niece Maria Bach
- 11-22Prince Johan Willem Friso sworn in as Viceroy of Friesland
People born in year of 1707
- 01-22Carl Hockh: Composer
- 02-07Carl August Thielo: Composer
- 02-15Claude Prosper: Paris, France -- Novelist
- 02-25Carlo Goldoni: Italy -- Lawyer / playwright (Belisario, Love of 3 Oranges)
- 03-07Stephen Hopkins: (Gov-Rhode Island) signed Declaration of Independence
- 04-22Henry Fielding: England, United Kingdom -- Novelist (Joseph Andrews, Tom Jones)
- 04-27John Burman: Dutch Botanist / director botanical gardens
- 05-14Antonio Teixeira: Composer
- 07-14Jacques-Philippe Lamoninary: Composer
- 09-07George-Louis Leclerc [comte de Buffon]: Writer on natural history
- 12-18Charles Wesley: Co-founder (Methodist movement)
People died in year of 1707
- 01-04Louis Willem I: Count of Baden-Baden
- 05-03Michiel de Swaen: South Netherlands Physician / poet, dies at 53
- 05-09Dietrich Buxtehude: German Organist / composer, dies at about 69
- 06-24Kaspar von Stieler: German linguist / poet, dies at 74
- 10-02Anne Jules Duke the Noailles: Marshal of France (huguenot), dies at 57
- 10-05Daniel Speer: Composer, dies at 71
- 10-22Cloudesley Shovell: Admiral, drowns at Scilly
- 12-01Jeremiah Clarke: Composer