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=== October&ndash;December ===
* [[October 22]] &ndash; Construction of the [[Ladoga Canal]], linking the [[Neva River|Neva]] and [[Svir River]]s, one of the first major navigable [[canal]]s constructed in [[Russia]], is completed.
* [[November 6]] &ndash; After being convicted of treason for attempting to desert the [[Prussian Army]] with Crown Prince [[Frederick the Great|Frederick]], [[Hans Hermann von Katte]] is beheaded at the [[Küstrin]] Prison. Frederick's father, King [[Frederick William I of Prussia|Frederick William]], forces the prince to watch the execution.<ref name=Durant/>
* [[December 9]] &ndash; The first documented notice in North America about [[freemasonry]] is published in ''[[The Pennsylvania Gazette]]'' in an article by its publisher, [[Benjamin Franklin]].<ref>{{Cite book|author1=Michael Baigent|author-link1=Michael Baigent|author2=Richard Leigh|author-link2=Richard Leigh (author)|title=The Temple and the Lodge|title-link=The Temple and the Lodge|publisher=[[Random House]]|year=2013|page=274}}</ref>
* [[December 27]] &ndash; The [[Dutch East India Company]] ends an almost 11-year effort of trying to maintain a colony around [[Delagoa Bay]] in southern Africa in modern-day [[Mozambique]]. The entire population of the settlement, Fort Lydzammheid (near modern-day [[Maputo]]) is evacuated by the ships ''Snuffelaar'', ''Zeepost'' and ''Feyenoord'' and the group returns to [[Cape Town]].<ref>{{Cite book|author=Tim Couzens|author-link=Tim Couzens|title=Battles of South Africa|publisher=David Phillip Publishers|year=2004|page=16}}</ref>