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

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 02   Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 19   Russian czar Peter the Great begins term in the year 1698.  

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

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

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

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

Nov 14   In the year 1698 spanish king Carlos appoints grandson prince Jozef Ferdinand as heir  

Dec 25   Jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator in the year 1698.  

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

Apr 05   On this day in history birth of georg Gottfried Wagner, composer  

Jul 02   Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena (d. 1780) was born in the year 1698.  

Aug 27   In the year 1698 birth of baal Shem Tov, Founder of the Chasiddic movement {d. 1760)  

Jan 10   Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637) died in the year 1698.  

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

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

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