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   On this day in history 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   Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer) in the year 1698.  

Mar 06   John Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist in the year 1698.  

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

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

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

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

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

Aug 19   In the year 1698 russian czar Peter the Great begins term  

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   In the year 1698 justus Vingboons, Architect, buried  

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

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   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   On this day in history spanish king Carlos appoints grandson prince Jozef Ferdinand as heir  

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   In the year 1698 birth of gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 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   In the year 1698 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   On this day in history death of justus Vingboons, Architect, buried