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

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   On this day in history gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer   

Apr 05   On this day in history georg Gottfried Wagner, composer   

May 08   In the year 1698 the birth of Henry Baker, English naturalist   

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

Jul 02   On this day in history thomas Savery patents the first steam engine   

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

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

Aug 25   Czar Peter the Great returns to Moscow after trip through West-Europe on this day in history.   

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

Sep 02   In the year 1698 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   On this day in history france, England & Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty   

Oct 22   On this day in history nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer   

Oct 23   Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde) on this day in history.   

Nov 14   In the year 1698 spanish king Carlos appoints grandson prince Jozef Ferdinand as heir   

Dec 25   Jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator in the year 1698.   

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

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

Mar 06   On this day in history 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   Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jul 02   Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena (d. 1780) was born in the year 1698.   

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

Jan 10   On this day in history death of louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637)   

Mar 14   On this day in history death of claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (b. 1622)   

Apr 29   On this day in history death of charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (b. 1655)   

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 in the year 1698.   

Jul 18   In the year 1698 death of johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian (b. 1633)   

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