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

Feb 16   On this day in history pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer)  

Mar 06   In the year 1698 john Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist  

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

Apr 05   Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer on this day in history.  

May 08   The birth of Henry Baker, English naturalist in the year 1698.  

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   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   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   Justus Vingboons, Architect, buried on this day in history.  

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

Sep 28   On this day in history pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, France, mathematician/astronomer  

Oct 07   On this day in history henri Madin, composer  

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

Oct 22   In the year 1698 nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer  

Oct 23   On this day in history ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde)  

Nov 14   Spanish king Carlos appoints grandson prince Jozef Ferdinand as heir in the year 1698.  

Dec 25   In the year 1698 jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator  

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   John Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist was born in the year 1698.  

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

Mar 26   Václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765) was born in the year 1698.  

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

Jan 10   Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637) died in the year 1698.  

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

Apr 29   Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (b. 1655) died in the year 1698.  

May 15   Marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642) died in the year 1698.  

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

Jul 16   On this day in history cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84  

Jul 18   On this day in history death of johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian (b. 1633)  

Sep 02   Justus Vingboons, Architect, buried died on this day in history.