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

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 05   Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer in the year 1698.  

May 08   The birth of Henry Baker, English naturalist on this day in history.  

Jun 11   On this day in history balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64  

Jul 02   Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine on this day in history.  

Jul 14   The Darien scheme begins with five ships, bearing about 1,200 people, departing Leith for the Isthmus of Panama in the year 1698.  

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   On this day in history czar Peter the Great returns to Moscow after trip through West-Europe  

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   Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, France, mathematician/astronomer in the year 1698.  

Oct 07   In the year 1698 henri Madin, composer  

Oct 11   In the year 1698 france, England & Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty  

Oct 22   Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer in the year 1698.  

Oct 23   Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde) in the year 1698.  

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  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782)  

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

Mar 06   John Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist was born on this day in history.  

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

Mar 26   Václav Prokop Diviš, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 05   In the year 1698 birth of georg Gottfried Wagner, composer  

Jul 02   Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 10   Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637) died on this day in history.  

Mar 14   Claes Rålamb, Swedish statesman (b. 1622) died in the year 1698.  

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   On this day in history balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64  

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

Jul 18   Johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian (b. 1633) died in the year 1698.  

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