Historical Events In 1698

Jan 04   On this day in history most of the Palace of Whitehall in London, the main residence of the English monarchs, is destroyed by fire.   

Jan 07   In the year 1698 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   Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer) on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history thomas Savery patents the first steam engine   

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

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

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

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

Oct 22   Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer in the year 1698.   

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   On this day in history jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator   

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

Feb 16   In the year 1698 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   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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1698 death of claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (b. 1622)   

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

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

Jul 18   Johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian (b. 1633) died on this day in history.   

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