Famous Birthdays In 1708

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

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

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

Feb 08 Vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jun 19 Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Apr 30 Simon de Vries, book seller/writer (Unequal), dies in the year 1708.  

May 06 François de Laval, first bishop of New France (b. 1623) died on this day in history.  

May 11 On this day in history death of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646)  

May 12 In the year 1708 death of adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1658)  

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)