Editing 1707 (section)

=== October&ndash; December ===
* [[October 22]] &ndash; [[Scilly naval disaster of 1707|Scilly naval disaster]]: Four British [[Royal Navy]] ships run aground in the [[Isles of Scilly]], because of faulty [[navigation]]. Admiral Sir [[Cloudesley Shovell]] and at least 1,450 sailors all drown.
* [[October 23]] &ndash; The Parliament of the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] first meets in London.
* [[October 28]] &ndash; The [[1707 Hōei earthquake|Hōei earthquake]] (the most powerful in Japan until [[2011]]) strikes, with an estimated [[Richter magnitude scale|local magnitude]] of 8.6 and kills at least 5,000 people.
* [[November 30]] &ndash; [[War of the Spanish Succession]]: The [[Siege of Pensacola (1707)|Siege of Pensacola]] ends, with the Spanish successfully defending their fort.
* [[December 16]] &ndash; The [[Hōei eruption of Mount Fuji|last recorded eruption of Mount Fuji]] begins in Japan.
* [[December 24]] &ndash; The first British Governor of [[Gibraltar]], directly appointed by [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain|Queen Anne]], [[Roger Elliott (governor)|Roger Elliott]], takes up his residence in the Convent of the Franciscan Friars.
* [[December 28]] &ndash; [[Charles XII of Sweden]] and his coalition of troops begin crossing the first line of defense of the [[Russian Empire]], the [[Vistula River]], in their attempt to conquer Russia. <ref name=Poltova/>