Famous Birthdays In 1708

Jan 25 On this day in history birth of pompeo Girolamo Batoni, Italian painter

Jan 26 In the year 1708 birth of william Hayes, composer

Jan 30 On this day in history birth of georg D Ehret, German/English cartoonist

Feb 08 In the year 1708 birth of vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer

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

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 On this day in history 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 John Stinstra, baptist vicar was born in the year 1708.

Oct 16 Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) was born in the year 1708.

Nov 04 Robert Praelisauer, composer was born on this day in history.

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

Dec 04 In the year 1708 birth of marianus Konigsperger, composer

Dec 08 In the year 1708 birth of francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765)

Jan 23 Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1708.

Apr 30 In the year 1708 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 on this day in history.

May 27 On this day in history jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51

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.