Editing 1705 (section)

=== October&ndash;December ===
* c. [[October 3]] &ndash; 31 people are killed in a colliery explosion at the Stony Flatt pit in [[Gateshead]] on Tyneside in England.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gateshead Colliery Explosion|url=https://nmrs.org.uk/mines-map/accidents-disasters/northumberland/gateshead-colliery-explosion-gateshead-1705/|publisher=Northern Mine Research Society|accessdate=2025-04-03}}</ref>
* [[October 4]] (N.S.) &ndash; [[Stanisław Leszczyński]] is crowned Stanisław I of Poland.
* [[November]] &ndash; In [[Williamsburg, Virginia|Williamsburg]], capital of the [[Colony of Virginia]] in America, construction of [[Capitol (Williamsburg, Virginia)|the Capitol Building]] is completed.
* [[November 5]] &ndash; The ''[[Dublin Gazette]]'' in Ireland publishes its first edition.
* [[November 15]] &ndash; [[Battle of Zsibó]]: The [[Austrians|Austrian]]-[[Danes|Danish]] forces defeat the [[Kuruc]]s ([[Hungarians]]).
* [[November 16]] &ndash; An annular [[solar eclipse]] is visible in the southern [[Atlantic Ocean]].
* [[November 23]] &ndash; The premiere of the play ''[[Ulysses (play)|Ulysses]]'' by [[Nicholas Rowe (writer)|Nicholas Rowe]] takes place in London, starring [[Thomas Betterton]].
* [[November 24]] &ndash; An earthquake is recorded in [[Syria]], northeast of [[Damascus]].
* [[November 28]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Warsaw (1705)|Treaty of Warsaw]] is concluded between the [[Swedish Empire]] and [[Warsaw Confederation (1704)|the faction of]] the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] loyal to [[Stanisław Leszczyński]] during the [[Great Northern War]].
* [[December 13]] &ndash; In the [[Battle of Saint Gotthard (1705)|Battle of Saint Gotthard]], the Hungarian army is victorious.
* [[December 21]] &ndash; The [[Sophia Naturalization Act 1705|Sophia Naturalization Act]] is passed by the [[Parliament of England]], which [[Naturalization|naturalizes]] [[Sophia of Hanover]] (next in [[succession to the British throne]]) and the Protestant "issue of her body" as [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] subjects.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/parliamentaryauthority/revolution/collections1/parliamentary-collections/princess-sophia-act|title=Princess Sophia's Naturalization Act, 1705|publisher=UK Parliament|access-date=2025-04-03|archive-date=2020-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603133152/https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/parliamentaryauthority/revolution/collections1/parliamentary-collections/princess-sophia-act|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[December 25]] &ndash; In [[Munich]], capital of [[Bavaria]], 1,100 militiamen from the [[Oberland (Bayern)|Oberland]] are killed during the [[Sendlinger Mordweihnacht]] after a failed attempt to break through several gates and capture a depot to seize better weaponry; many men are slaughtered by German federal infantry and Hungarian Hussars, despite their capitulation to [[Austria]]n officers.
* [[December 26]] &ndash; [[Fateh Singh (Sikhism)|Fateh Singh]] and [[Zorawar Singh (Sikhism)|Zorawar Singh]], sons of [[Guru Gobind Singh]], are murdered by Wazir Khan for refusing to convert to Islam, and become hallowed martyrs in Sikhism.
* [[December 29]] &ndash; The premiere of the play ''Idoménée'' by [[Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon]] takes place in Paris.