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   On this day in history russian Czar Peter the Great departs Neth to England  

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

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

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

Mar 10   In the year 1698 gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer  

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

May 08   On this day in history the birth of Henry Baker, English naturalist  

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

Jul 02   On this day in history thomas Savery patents the first steam engine  

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

Aug 18   Russian czar Peter the Great arrives in Zaandam on this day in history.  

Aug 19   In the year 1698 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   In the year 1698 baal Shem Tov, Founder of the Chasiddic movement {d. 1760)  

Sep 02   Justus Vingboons, Architect, buried on this day in history.  

Sep 05   Russia's Peter the Great imposes a tax on beards in the year 1698.  

Sep 28   On this day in history pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, France, mathematician/astronomer  

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 on this day in history.  

Oct 23   Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde) on this day in history.  

Nov 14   On this day in history spanish king Carlos appoints grandson prince Jozef Ferdinand as heir  

Dec 25   Jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator on this day in history.  

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   John Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist was born in the year 1698.  

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

Mar 26   Václav Prokop Diviš, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765) was born in the year 1698.  

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 in the year 1698.  

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 in the year 1698.  

Apr 29   On this day in history death of charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (b. 1655)  

May 15   On this day in history death of marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642)  

Jun 11   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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