Famous Birthdays In 1708

Jan 25 Pompeo Girolamo Batoni, Italian painter was born on this day in history.

Jan 26 William Hayes, composer was born in the year 1708.

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

Feb 08 Vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer was born in the year 1708.

Mar 21 Caspar Ruetz, composer was born on this day in history.

Apr 06 George Reuter, composer was born in the year 1708.

Apr 08 Georg Zarth, composer was born in the year 1708.

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

May 03 Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer was born in the year 1708.

Jun 19 On this day in history birth of johann Gottlieb Janitsch, composer

Aug 10 In the year 1708 birth of john Stinstra, baptist vicar

Oct 16 On this day in history birth of albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science)

Nov 04 In the year 1708 birth of robert Praelisauer, composer

Nov 15 William Pitt the Elder, (Whig) UK PM (1756-61, 66-68) `Great Commoner' was born in the year 1708.

Dec 04 Marianus Konigsperger, composer was born on this day in history.

Dec 08 On this day in history birth of francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765)

Jan 23 In the year 1708 thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80

Apr 30 Simon de Vries, book seller/writer (Unequal), dies on this day in history.

May 06 François de Laval, first bishop of New France (b. 1623) died in the year 1708.

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 on this day in history.

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

Jun 15 On this day in history death of romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62

Jul 01 In the year 1708 death of emperor Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia (b. 1706)