Historical Events In 1703

Jan 11   Columban Praelisauer, composer.   

Jan 16   Matteo Coferati, composer, dies at 64   

Jan 20   Joseph-Hector Fiocco, composer.   

Jan 29   Carlmann Kolb, composer   

Feb 04   In Edo (now Tokyo), 46 of the Forty-Seven Ronin commit seppuku (ritual suicide) as recompense for avenging their master's death   

Mar 01   Dieudonne Raick, composer.   

Mar 03   Robert Hooke, scientific genius, dies in London.   

Mar 20   Johann Kunckel/Kunkel, German alchemist/ambassador to Sweden, dies   

Mar 24   Jose F de Isla, [Francisco de Salazar], Spanish Jesuit/writer.   

Apr 16   Caffarelli, [Gaetano Majorano], Italian castra singer/duke.   

Apr 26   Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer, dies at 58   

May 01   Battle at Rultusk Swedish army beats Russians   

May 01   Kiva Yoshinaka, Japanese monarch, murdered.   

May 02   Portugal signs treaty with England to become a Great Covenant   

May 03   Eglon van de Down, still-life painter, dies   

May 08   Gottlob Harrer, composer.   

May 16   Charles Perrault, author/fairy tale writer, dies.   

May 18   Dutch and English troops occupy Cologne   

May 21   Roemer Vlacq, Dutch admiral, dies in battle.   

May 26   Samuel Pepys, English marine expert (Diary)/composer, dies at 70   

May 27   St Petersburg (Leningrad) founded by Peter the Great   

Jun 15   Gillis Schey, Dutch admiral (battle at Lowestoft), dies at 58   

Jun 17   John B Wesley, England, religion co-founder (Methodists)   

Jul 31   Daniel Defoe is placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet, but is pelted with flowers   

Aug 21   Turkish army removes sultan Mustafa II.   

Sep 03   Johan-Theodoor van Bayern, prince-bishop of Luik/cardinal   

Sep 07   Jean Monnet, composer   

Sep 12   Emperor Leopold I ends contacts on Spanish heritage   

Sep 20   Archibald Campbell, Scot milt man (blood bath of Glencoe), dies at 52.   

Sep 23   Jean-Marie Leclair, composer   

Oct 03   Pieter van Wooden, Amersfoorts rebel leader, beheaded.   

Oct 05   Jonathan Edwards, US, theologian/philosopher (Original Sin).   

Oct 28   John Wallis, English mathematician/cryptographer (wig of W), dies.   

Nov 19   Man in the Iron Mask, prisoner in Bastille prison in Paris, dies.   

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Jan 11   Columban praelisauer: Composer   

Jan 20   Joseph-hector fiocco: Composer   

Jan 29   Carlmann kolb: Composer   

Feb 05   Gilbert tennent: Irish-born religious leader    

Mar 01   Dieudonne raick: Composer   

Mar 05   Vasily kirillovich trediakovsky: Russian poet    

Mar 24   Jose f de isla: [francisco de salazar], spanish jesuit/writer   

Apr 16   Caffarelli: [gaetano majorano], italian castra singer/duke   

Jan 11   Johann georg graevius: German classical scholar and critic (b. 1632)   

Jan 16   Matteo coferati: Composer,    

Mar 03   Robert hooke: Scientific genius,    

Mar 20   Johann kunckel/kunkel: German alchemist/ambassador to sweden,    

Mar 31   Johann christoph bach: German composer (b. 1642)   

Apr 20   Lancelot addison: English royal chaplain (b. 1632)   

Apr 26   Georg christoph leuttner: Composer,    

May 01   Kiva yoshinaka: Japanese monarch, murdered