Historical Events In 1698
Friday, 25 October 2024
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 On this day in history russian Czar Peter the Great departs Neth to England
Jan 07 Russian Czar Peter the Great departs Netherlands to England on this day in history.
Feb 16 Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer) on this day in history.
Mar 06 John Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist in the year 1698.
Mar 10 Gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer in the year 1698.
Apr 05 On this day in history georg Gottfried Wagner, composer
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 In the year 1698 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 Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1698.
Aug 18 On this day in history russian czar Peter the Great arrives in Zaandam
Aug 19 Russian czar Peter the Great begins term in the year 1698.
Aug 25 Czar Peter the Great returns to Moscow after trip through West-Europe in the year 1698.
Aug 27 In the year 1698 baal Shem Tov, Founder of the Chasiddic movement {d. 1760)
Sep 02 Justus Vingboons, Architect, buried in the year 1698.
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 in the year 1698.
Oct 11 In the year 1698 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 On this day in history jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator