Famous Deaths Happened In 1708

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

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

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

May 27 Jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1708.  

Jun 15 Romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62 died in the year 1708.  

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

Jul 02 Willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 04 Vincenzo De Grandis, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1708.  

Sep 03 Christian Liebe, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1708.  

Sep 06 Sir John Morden, English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1623) died on this day in history.  

Sep 07 Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia died in the year 1708.  

Oct 01 John Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59 in the year 1708.  

Oct 07 On this day in history death of guru Gobind Singh, tenth Sikh Guru (b. 1666)  

Oct 10 David Gregory, Scottish astronomer (b. 1659) died in the year 1708.  

Oct 11 On this day in history death of ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (b. 1651)  

Oct 13 In the year 1708 henry van Nassau, mister of Ouwerkerk/fieldmarshal, dies at 67  

Oct 18 Henry Van Nassau, stable master/fieldmarshal, dies at 67 in the year 1708.  

Oct 22 On this day in history herman Witsius, [Wits], reformed theologist, dies at 72  

Oct 24 In the year 1708 death of kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician  

Oct 28 Prince George of Denmark, Consort of Queen Anne of England (b. 1653) died on this day in history.  

Nov 03 In the year 1708 henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of Frederik Henry, dies at 71  

Nov 04 Henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of F Henry, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Nov 07 In the year 1708 ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist, dies at 76  

Dec 22 Hedwig Sophia, duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, Swedish writer (b. 1681) died on this day in history.  

Dec 28 On this day in history death of joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist (b. 1656)  

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

Jan 26 William Hayes, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 30 On this day in history 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 in the year 1708.  

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

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

Apr 23 Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem) was born in the year 1708.