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   In the year 1698 russian Czar Peter the Great departs Neth to England   

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

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

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

Mar 10   In the year 1698 gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer   

Apr 05   Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer in the year 1698.   

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   Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine on this day in history.   

Jul 14   The Darien scheme begins with five ships, bearing about 1,200 people, departing Leith for the Isthmus of Panama in the year 1698.   

Jul 16   Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1698.   

Aug 18   Russian czar Peter the Great arrives in Zaandam on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Russian czar Peter the Great begins term on this day in history.   

Aug 25   In the year 1698 czar Peter the Great returns to Moscow after trip through West-Europe   

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

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

Sep 05   In the year 1698 russia's Peter the Great imposes a tax on beards   

Sep 28   In the year 1698 pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, France, mathematician/astronomer   

Oct 07   In the year 1698 henri Madin, composer   

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

Oct 22   In the year 1698 nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer   

Oct 23   Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde) in the year 1698.   

Nov 14   In the year 1698 spanish king Carlos appoints grandson prince Jozef Ferdinand as heir   

Dec 25   Jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1698 birth of pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782)   

Feb 16   Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 06   In the year 1698 birth of john Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist   

Mar 10   On this day in history birth of gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer   

Mar 26   On this day in history birth of václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765)   

Apr 05   Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer was born in the year 1698.   

Jul 02   Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena (d. 1780) was born in the year 1698.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 29   On this day in history death of charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (b. 1655)   

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

Jun 11   In the year 1698 balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64   

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

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

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