Famous Personalities Born In 1698

Jan 03 Pietro metastasio: Italian poet  

Feb 16 Pierre bouguer: French mathematician (heliometer)  

Mar 06 John alberti: Dutch theologist/philologist  

Mar 10 Gaetano maria schiassi: Composer  

Mar 26 Václav prokop diviÅ¡: Czech theologian and natural scientist  

Apr 05 Georg gottfried wagner: Composer  

Jul 02 Francesco iii d'este: Duke of modena  

Aug 27 Baal shem tov: Founder of the chasiddic movement {d. 1760)  

Sep 28 Pierre-louis moreau de maupertuis: France, mathematician/astronomer  

Oct 07 Henri madin: Composer  

Oct 22 Nicola bonifacio logroscino: Composer  

Oct 23 Ange-jacques gabriel: French court architect (palace de la concorde)  

Nov 22 Pierre de rigaud: Canadian-born french governor  

Dec 24 William warburton: English bishop of gloucester  

Dec 25 Jacobus houbraken: Dutch engraver/illustrator  

Jan 10 Louis-sébastien le nain de tillemont: French historian (b. 1637)  

Mar 14 Claes rålamb: Swedish statesman (b. 1622)  

Apr 29 Charles cornwallis: 3rd baron cornwallis, first lord of the british admiralty (b. 1655)  

May 15 Marie champmeslé: French actress (b. 1642)  

Jun 11 Balthasar bekker: Frisian theologist (enchanted world),  

Jul 16 Cristoph kaldenbach: Composer,  

Jul 18 Johann heinrich heidegger: Swiss theologian (b. 1633)  

Sep 02 Justus vingboons: Architect, buried