Historical Events In 1698

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

Jan 07   Russian Czar Peter the Great departs Neth to England in the year 1698.   

Jan 07   Russian Czar Peter the Great departs Netherlands to England in the year 1698.   

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

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

Mar 10   Gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer on this day in history.   

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

May 08   The birth of Henry Baker, English naturalist on this day in history.   

Jun 11   In the year 1698 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   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 on this day in history.   

Aug 25   Czar Peter the Great returns to Moscow after trip through West-Europe in the year 1698.   

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

Sep 02   On this day in history justus Vingboons, Architect, buried   

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

Sep 28   On this day in history 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   In the year 1698 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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1698.   

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

Apr 05   In the year 1698 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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 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.