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.   

Jan 07   Russian Czar Peter the Great departs Neth to England   

Jan 07   Russian Czar Peter the Great departs Netherlands to England   

Feb 16   Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer)   

Mar 06   John Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist.   

Mar 10   Gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer   

Apr 05   Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer.   

May 08   Henry Baker, English naturalist is born   

Jun 11   Balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64.   

Jul 02   Thomas Savery patents the inaugural steam engine   

Jul 14   The Darien scheme begins with five ships, bearing about 1200 people, departing Leith for the Isthmus of Panama   

Jul 16   Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84.   

Aug 18   Russian czar Peter the Great arrives in Zaandam   

Aug 19   Russian czar Peter the Great begins term   

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

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

Sep 02   Justus Vingboons, Architect, buried.   

Sep 05   Russia's Peter the Great imposes a tax on beards.   

Sep 28   Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, France, mathematician/astronomer   

Oct 07   Henri Madin, composer   

Oct 11   France, England and Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty   

Oct 22   Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer.   

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

Nov 14   Spanish king Carlos appoints grandson prince Jozef Ferdinand as heir.   

Dec 25   Jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator.   

Jan 03   Pietro metastasio: Italian poet   

Feb 16   Pierre bouguer: French mathematician (heliometer)   

Mar 06   John alberti: Dutch theologist/philologist   

Mar 10   Gaetano maria schiassi: Composer   

Mar 26   Václav prokop diviš: Czech theologian and natural scientist   

Apr 05   Georg gottfried wagner: Composer   

Jul 02   Francesco iii d'este: Duke of modena   

Aug 27   Baal shem tov: Founder of the chasiddic movement {d. 1760)   

Jan 10   Louis-sébastien le nain de tillemont: French historian (b. 1637)   

Mar 14   Claes rålamb: Swedish statesman (b. 1622)   

Apr 29   Charles cornwallis: 3rd baron cornwallis, first lord of the british admiralty (b. 1655)   

May 15   Marie champmeslé: French actress (b. 1642)   

Jun 11   Balthasar bekker: Frisian theologist (enchanted world),   

Jul 16   Cristoph kaldenbach: Composer,    

Jul 18   Johann heinrich heidegger: Swiss theologian (b. 1633)   

Sep 02   Justus vingboons: Architect, buried