Historical Events In 1698

Jan 04   Most of the Palace of Whitehall in London, the main residence of the English monarchs, is destroyed by fire in the year 1698.  

Jan 07   Russian Czar Peter the Great departs Neth to England on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Russian Czar Peter the Great departs Netherlands to England in the year 1698.  

Feb 16   On this day in history pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer)  

Mar 06   John Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist in the year 1698.  

Mar 10   On this day in history gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer  

Apr 05   In the year 1698 georg Gottfried Wagner, composer  

May 08   In the year 1698 the birth of Henry Baker, English naturalist  

Jun 11   Balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64 in the year 1698.  

Jul 02   Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine in the year 1698.  

Jul 14   The Darien scheme begins with five ships, bearing about 1,200 people, departing Leith for the Isthmus of Panama in the year 1698.  

Jul 16   Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1698.  

Aug 18   On this day in history russian czar Peter the Great arrives in Zaandam  

Aug 19   In the year 1698 russian czar Peter the Great begins term  

Aug 25   On this day in history czar Peter the Great returns to Moscow after trip through West-Europe  

Aug 27   Baal Shem Tov, Founder of the Chasiddic movement {d. 1760) on this day in history.  

Sep 02   In the year 1698 justus Vingboons, Architect, buried  

Sep 05   On this day in history russia's Peter the Great imposes a tax on beards  

Sep 28   Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, France, mathematician/astronomer in the year 1698.  

Oct 07   Henri Madin, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 11   In the year 1698 france, England & Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty  

Oct 22   Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer in the year 1698.  

Oct 23   On this day in history ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde)  

Nov 14   Spanish king Carlos appoints grandson prince Jozef Ferdinand as heir in the year 1698.  

Dec 25   In the year 1698 jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator  

Jan 03   In the year 1698 birth of pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782)  

Feb 16   In the year 1698 birth of pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer)  

Mar 06   On this day in history birth of john Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist  

Mar 10   Gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 26   On this day in history birth of václav Prokop Diviš, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765)  

Apr 05   Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jul 02   In the year 1698 birth of francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena (d. 1780)  

Aug 27   Baal Shem Tov, Founder of the Chasiddic movement {d. 1760) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637) died on this day in history.  

Mar 14   Claes Rålamb, Swedish statesman (b. 1622) died on this day in history.  

Apr 29   Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (b. 1655) died on this day in history.  

May 15   Marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642) died in the year 1698.  

Jun 11   Balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Jul 16   In the year 1698 cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84  

Jul 18   Johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian (b. 1633) died on this day in history.  

Sep 02   On this day in history death of justus Vingboons, Architect, buried