Historical Events In 1698

Jan 04   On this day in history most of the Palace of Whitehall in London, the main residence of the English monarchs, is destroyed by fire.  

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

Jan 07   On this day in history russian Czar Peter the Great departs Netherlands to England  

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

Mar 06   John Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist on this day in history.  

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

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

May 08   In the year 1698 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   The Darien scheme begins with five ships, bearing about 1,200 people, departing Leith for the Isthmus of Panama on this day in history.  

Jul 16   Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Aug 18   Russian czar Peter the Great arrives in Zaandam in the year 1698.  

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

Sep 02   Justus Vingboons, Architect, buried in the year 1698.  

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

Sep 28   In the year 1698 pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, France, mathematician/astronomer  

Oct 07   Henri Madin, composer in the year 1698.  

Oct 11   France, England & Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty on this day in history.  

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

Oct 23   Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde) in the year 1698.  

Nov 14   Spanish king Carlos appoints grandson prince Jozef Ferdinand as heir on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 16   Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Mar 26   In the year 1698 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   In the year 1698 death of louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637)  

Mar 14   In the year 1698 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 in the year 1698.  

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

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

Jul 18   In the year 1698 death of johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian (b. 1633)  

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