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 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   On this day in history russian Czar Peter the Great departs Netherlands to England  

Feb 16   In the year 1698 pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer)  

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

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 in the year 1698.  

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

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   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   In the year 1698 pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, France, mathematician/astronomer  

Oct 07   Henri Madin, composer in the year 1698.  

Oct 11   France, England & Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty on this day in history.  

Oct 22   Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 23   In the year 1698 ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde)  

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   On this day in history birth of pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782)  

Feb 16   Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer) was born in the year 1698.  

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 Diviš, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765) was born in the year 1698.  

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

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

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