Historical Events In 1698

Jan 04   Most of the Palace of Whitehall in London, the main residence of the English monarchs, is destroyed by fire in the year 1698.   

Jan 07   On this day in history russian Czar Peter the Great departs Neth to England   

Jan 07   Russian Czar Peter the Great departs Netherlands to England on this day in history.   

Feb 16   Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer) in the year 1698.   

Mar 06   John Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist on this day in history.   

Mar 10   Gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer in the year 1698.   

Apr 05   Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer on this day in history.   

May 08   The birth of Henry Baker, English naturalist in the year 1698.   

Jun 11   Balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64 in the year 1698.   

Jul 02   In the year 1698 thomas Savery patents the first steam engine   

Jul 14   On this day in history the Darien scheme begins with five ships, bearing about 1,200 people, departing Leith for the Isthmus of Panama.   

Jul 16   In the year 1698 cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84   

Aug 18   In the year 1698 russian czar Peter the Great arrives in Zaandam   

Aug 19   Russian czar Peter the Great begins term in the year 1698.   

Aug 25   On this day in history czar Peter the Great returns to Moscow after trip through West-Europe   

Aug 27   Baal Shem Tov, Founder of the Chasiddic movement {d. 1760) on this day in history.   

Sep 02   In the year 1698 justus Vingboons, Architect, buried   

Sep 05   Russia's Peter the Great imposes a tax on beards on this day in history.   

Sep 28   Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, France, mathematician/astronomer in the year 1698.   

Oct 07   Henri Madin, composer in the year 1698.   

Oct 11   France, England & Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty in the year 1698.   

Oct 22   In the year 1698 nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer   

Oct 23   On this day in history ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde)   

Nov 14   Spanish king Carlos appoints grandson prince Jozef Ferdinand as heir on this day in history.   

Dec 25   Jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator in the year 1698.   

Jan 03   Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782) was born in the year 1698.   

Feb 16   Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer) was born in the year 1698.   

Mar 06   John Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist was born in the year 1698.   

Mar 10   In the year 1698 birth of gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer   

Mar 26   Václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765) was born in the year 1698.   

Apr 05   On this day in history birth of georg Gottfried Wagner, composer   

Jul 02   Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Baal Shem Tov, Founder of the Chasiddic movement {d. 1760) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1698 death of louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637)   

Mar 14   Claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (b. 1622) died in the year 1698.   

Apr 29   Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (b. 1655) died on this day in history.   

May 15   Marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642) died in the year 1698.   

Jun 11   On this day in history balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64   

Jul 16   On this day in history cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84   

Jul 18   In the year 1698 death of johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian (b. 1633)   

Sep 02   Justus Vingboons, Architect, buried died on this day in history.