Historical Events In 1708

Jan 23   On this day in history thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80   

Jan 25   In the year 1708 pompeo Girolamo Batoni, Italian painter   

Jan 26   William Hayes, composer in the year 1708.   

Jan 30   In the year 1708 georg D Ehret, German/English cartoonist   

Feb 08   On this day in history vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer   

Feb 24   Prince Johan Willem Friso sworn in as viceroy of Groningen in the year 1708.   

Feb 28   In the year 1708 slave revolt, Newton, Long Island NY, 11 die   

Mar 11   Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation in the year 1708.   

Mar 21   On this day in history caspar Ruetz, composer   

Mar 23   On this day in history english pretender to the throne James III lands at Firth of Forth   

Mar 27   In the year 1708 english pretender to the throne James III flees   

Mar 27   English pretender to the throne James III flees to Dunkerk on this day in history.   

Apr 06   On this day in history george Reuter, composer   

Apr 08   In the year 1708 georg Zarth, composer   

Apr 23   Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem) in the year 1708.   

Apr 30   Simon de Vries, book seller/writer (Unequal), dies on this day in history.   

May 03   Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer on this day in history.   

May 27   On this day in history jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51   

Jun 15   On this day in history romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62   

Jun 19   Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, composer in the year 1708.   

Jul 02   In the year 1708 willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies   

Jul 04   In the year 1708 swedish King Karel XII beats Russians   

Jul 11   In the year 1708 battle at Oudenaarde: Great Alliance beats France   

Jul 28   Monarch Amengkurat II [Sunan Mas] of Mataram gives himself up to VOC in the year 1708.   

Aug 03   Battle at Trencsén: Austria beats Hungarian rebellion army on this day in history.   

Aug 04   Vincenzo De Grandis, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1708.   

Aug 10   On this day in history john Stinstra, baptist vicar   

Aug 23   Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur in the year 1708.   

Aug 29   In the year 1708 english troops occupy Menorca & Sardinia   

Aug 29   Haverhill, Mass destroyed by French & Indians on this day in history.   

Sep 03   On this day in history christian Liebe, composer, dies at 53   

Sep 07   On this day in history tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia   

Sep 11   On this day in history charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. The army is defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish empire is no longer a major power.   

Sep 28   Battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy in the year 1708.   

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Jan 25   Pompeo Girolamo Batoni, Italian painter was born in the year 1708.   

Jan 26   In the year 1708 birth of william Hayes, composer   

Jan 30   Georg D Ehret, German/English cartoonist was born on this day in history.   

Feb 08   In the year 1708 birth of vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer   

Mar 21   Caspar Ruetz, composer was born in the year 1708.   

Apr 06   On this day in history birth of george Reuter, composer   

Apr 08   In the year 1708 birth of georg Zarth, composer   

Apr 23   Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 23   On this day in history thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80   

Apr 30   In the year 1708 simon de Vries, book seller/writer (Unequal), dies   

May 06   On this day in history death of françois de Laval, first bishop of New France (b. 1623)   

May 11   On this day in history death of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646)   

May 12   In the year 1708 death of adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1658)   

May 27   Jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1708.   

Jun 15   Romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62 died on this day in history.   

Jul 01   Emperor Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia (b. 1706) died in the year 1708.