Historical Events In 1708
Monday, 10 August 2020
Jan 23 Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1708.
Jan 25 On this day in history pompeo Girolamo Batoni, Italian painter
Jan 26 William Hayes, composer on this day in history.
Jan 30 On this day in history georg D Ehret, German/English cartoonist
Feb 08 Vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer in the year 1708.
Feb 24 In the year 1708 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 In the year 1708 queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation.
Mar 21 Caspar Ruetz, composer in the year 1708.
Mar 23 English pretender to the throne James III lands at Firth of Forth on this day in history.
Mar 27 In the year 1708 english pretender to the throne James III flees
Mar 27 On this day in history english pretender to the throne James III flees to Dunkerk
Apr 06 George Reuter, composer in the year 1708.
Apr 08 In the year 1708 georg Zarth, composer
Apr 23 On this day in history friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem)
Apr 30 Simon de Vries, book seller/writer (Unequal), dies in the year 1708.
May 03 Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer on this day in history.
May 27 In the year 1708 jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51
Jun 15 Romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62 on this day in history.
Jun 19 On this day in history johann Gottlieb Janitsch, composer
Jul 02 Willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies in the year 1708.
Jul 04 Swedish King Karel XII beats Russians on this day in history.
Jul 11 In the year 1708 battle at Oudenaarde: Great Alliance beats France
Jul 28 In the year 1708 monarch Amengkurat II [Sunan Mas] of Mataram gives himself up to VOC
Aug 03 On this day in history battle at Trencsén: Austria beats Hungarian rebellion army
Aug 04 Vincenzo De Grandis, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.
Aug 10 John Stinstra, baptist vicar on this day in history.
Aug 23 Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur in the year 1708.
Aug 29 English troops occupy Menorca & Sardinia on this day in history.
Aug 29 Haverhill, Mass destroyed by French & Indians on this day in history.
Sep 03 Christian Liebe, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1708.
Sep 07 Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia in the year 1708.
Sep 11 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 on this day in history.
Sep 28 Battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy in the year 1708.
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