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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1698.   

Feb 16   On this day in history pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer)   

Mar 06   On this day in history john Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist   

Mar 10   In the year 1698 gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer   

Apr 05   In the year 1698 georg Gottfried Wagner, composer   

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

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

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

Aug 18   Russian czar Peter the Great arrives in Zaandam in the year 1698.   

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   In the year 1698 baal Shem Tov, Founder of the Chasiddic movement {d. 1760)   

Sep 02   Justus Vingboons, Architect, buried in the year 1698.   

Sep 05   Russia's Peter the Great imposes a tax on beards in the year 1698.   

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

Oct 07   Henri Madin, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 11   On this day in history france, England & Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty   

Oct 22   On this day in history nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer   

Oct 23   In the year 1698 ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde)   

Nov 14   Spanish king Carlos appoints grandson prince Jozef Ferdinand as heir in the year 1698.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782)   

Feb 16   On this day in history birth of pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer)   

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

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

Mar 26   Václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jul 02   In the year 1698 birth of francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena (d. 1780)   

Aug 27   Baal Shem Tov, Founder of the Chasiddic movement {d. 1760) was born in the year 1698.   

Jan 10   Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637) died in the year 1698.   

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 in the year 1698.   

May 15   On this day in history death of marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642)   

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

Jul 16   Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Jul 18   Johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian (b. 1633) died in the year 1698.   

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