Historical Events In 1708
Friday, 24 May 2019
Jan 23 Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1708.
Jan 25 Pompeo Girolamo Batoni, Italian painter in the year 1708.
Jan 26 William Hayes, composer in the year 1708.
Jan 30 Georg D Ehret, German/English cartoonist in the year 1708.
Feb 08 Vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer on this day in history.
Feb 24 On this day in history prince Johan Willem Friso sworn in as viceroy of Groningen
Feb 28 On this day in history slave revolt, Newton, Long Island NY, 11 die
Mar 11 Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation in the year 1708.
Mar 21 On this day in history caspar Ruetz, composer
Mar 23 English pretender to the throne James III lands at Firth of Forth on this day in history.
Mar 27 On this day in history english pretender to the throne James III flees
Mar 27 English pretender to the throne James III flees to Dunkerk on this day in history.
Apr 06 On this day in history george Reuter, composer
Apr 08 On this day in history georg Zarth, composer
Apr 23 Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem) on this day in history.
Apr 30 Simon de Vries, book seller/writer (Unequal), dies in the year 1708.
May 03 In the year 1708 johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer
May 27 Jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1708.
Jun 15 On this day in history romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62
Jun 19 Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, composer on this day in history.
Jul 02 Willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies on this day in history.
Jul 04 In the year 1708 swedish King Karel XII beats Russians
Jul 11 In the year 1708 battle at Oudenaarde: Great Alliance beats France
Jul 28 Monarch Amengkurat II [Sunan Mas] of Mataram gives himself up to VOC on this day in history.
Aug 03 Battle at Trencsén: Austria beats Hungarian rebellion army on this day in history.
Aug 04 Vincenzo De Grandis, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.
Aug 10 In the year 1708 john Stinstra, baptist vicar
Aug 23 In the year 1708 meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur.
Aug 29 English troops occupy Menorca & Sardinia on this day in history.
Aug 29 Haverhill, Mass destroyed by French & Indians in the year 1708.
Sep 03 On this day in history christian Liebe, composer, dies at 53
Sep 07 Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia in the year 1708.
Sep 11 On this day in history charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. The army is defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish empire is no longer a major power.
Sep 28 Battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy in the year 1708.
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