Historical Events In 1708
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Jan 23 On this day in history thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80
Jan 25 Pompeo Girolamo Batoni, Italian painter on this day in history.
Jan 26 William Hayes, composer in the year 1708.
Jan 30 Georg D Ehret, German/English cartoonist on this day in history.
Feb 08 Vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer in the year 1708.
Feb 24 Prince Johan Willem Friso sworn in as viceroy of Groningen on this day in history.
Feb 28 Slave revolt, Newton, Long Island NY, 11 die in the year 1708.
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 On this day in history english pretender to the throne James III lands at Firth of Forth
Mar 27 In the year 1708 english pretender to the throne James III flees
Mar 27 English pretender to the throne James III flees to Dunkerk in the year 1708.
Apr 06 George Reuter, composer on this day in history.
Apr 08 In the year 1708 georg Zarth, composer
Apr 23 Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem) in the year 1708.
Apr 30 Simon de Vries, book seller/writer (Unequal), dies in the year 1708.
May 03 Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer in the year 1708.
May 27 Jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.
Jun 15 Romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62 in the year 1708.
Jun 19 On this day in history johann Gottlieb Janitsch, composer
Jul 02 On this day in history willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies
Jul 04 Swedish King Karel XII beats Russians on this day in history.
Jul 11 Battle at Oudenaarde: Great Alliance beats France on this day in history.
Jul 28 Monarch Amengkurat II [Sunan Mas] of Mataram gives himself up to VOC on this day in history.
Aug 03 In the year 1708 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 in the year 1708.
Aug 23 In the year 1708 meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur.
Aug 29 On this day in history english troops occupy Menorca & Sardinia
Aug 29 In the year 1708 haverhill, Mass destroyed by French & Indians
Sep 03 In the year 1708 christian Liebe, composer, dies at 53
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 in the year 1708.
Sep 28 On this day in history battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy
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