Historical Events In 1698

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

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

Jan 07   In the year 1698 russian Czar Peter the Great departs Netherlands to England  

Feb 16   Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer) in the year 1698.  

Mar 06   In the year 1698 john Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist  

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

Apr 05   Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer in the year 1698.  

May 08   The birth of Henry Baker, English naturalist in the year 1698.  

Jun 11   On this day in history balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64  

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

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

Jul 16   On this day in history cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84  

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

Aug 19   On this day in history russian czar Peter the Great begins term  

Aug 25   In the year 1698 czar Peter the Great returns to Moscow after trip through West-Europe  

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

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

Sep 05   In the year 1698 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   On this day in history henri Madin, composer  

Oct 11   France, England & Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty in the year 1698.  

Oct 22   Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history birth of pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer)  

Mar 06   In the year 1698 birth of john Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist  

Mar 10   Gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer was born in the year 1698.  

Mar 26   Václav Prokop Diviš, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jul 02   On this day in history birth of francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena (d. 1780)  

Aug 27   On this day in history birth of baal Shem Tov, Founder of the Chasiddic movement {d. 1760)  

Jan 10   On this day in history death of louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637)  

Mar 14   On this day in history death of claes Rålamb, Swedish statesman (b. 1622)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jun 11   In the year 1698 balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64  

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

Jul 18   Johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian (b. 1633) died in the year 1698.  

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