Famous Birthdays In 1708

Jan 25 Pompeo Girolamo Batoni, Italian painter was born in the year 1708.

Jan 26 On this day in history birth of william Hayes, composer

Jan 30 In the year 1708 birth of georg D Ehret, German/English cartoonist

Feb 08 On this day in history birth of vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer

Mar 21 On this day in history birth of caspar Ruetz, composer

Apr 06 George Reuter, composer was born on this day in history.

Apr 08 Georg Zarth, composer was born on this day in history.

Apr 23 In the year 1708 birth of friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem)

May 03 In the year 1708 birth of johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer

Jun 19 Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, composer was born in the year 1708.

Aug 10 On this day in history birth of john Stinstra, baptist vicar

Oct 16 Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) was born on this day in history.

Nov 04 Robert Praelisauer, composer was born in the year 1708.

Nov 15 William Pitt the Elder, (Whig) UK PM (1756-61, 66-68) `Great Commoner' was born on this day in history.

Dec 04 On this day in history birth of marianus Konigsperger, composer

Dec 08 Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765) was born on this day in history.

Jan 23 On this day in history thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80

Apr 30 On this day in history simon de Vries, book seller/writer (Unequal), dies

May 06 On this day in history death of françois de Laval, first bishop of New France (b. 1623)

May 11 Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646) died in the year 1708.

May 12 Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1658) died in the year 1708.

May 27 Jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.

Jun 15 In the year 1708 death of romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62

Jul 01 Emperor Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia (b. 1706) died on this day in history.