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

Feb 16   In the year 1698 pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer)  

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

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

Apr 05   In the year 1698 georg Gottfried Wagner, composer  

May 08   On this day in history the birth of Henry Baker, English naturalist  

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

Jul 02   Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine in the year 1698.  

Jul 14   In the year 1698 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   On this day in history russian czar Peter the Great arrives in Zaandam  

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct 22   On this day in history 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 in the year 1698.  

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

Jan 03   Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1698 birth of václav Prokop Diviš, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765)  

Apr 05   In the year 1698 birth of georg Gottfried Wagner, composer  

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

Aug 27   In the year 1698 birth of baal Shem Tov, Founder of the Chasiddic movement {d. 1760)  

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

Mar 14   Claes Rålamb, Swedish statesman (b. 1622) died on this day in history.  

Apr 29   Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (b. 1655) died in the year 1698.  

May 15   Marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642) died on this day in history.  

Jun 11   Balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

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