Historical Events In 1708

Jan 23   Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 26   In the year 1708 william Hayes, composer   

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   On this day in history prince Johan Willem Friso sworn in as viceroy of Groningen   

Feb 28   Slave revolt, Newton, Long Island NY, 11 die in the year 1708.   

Mar 11   Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation on this day in history.   

Mar 21   Caspar Ruetz, composer in the year 1708.   

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

Mar 27   On this day in history english pretender to the throne James III flees   

Mar 27   On this day in history english pretender to the throne James III flees to Dunkerk   

Apr 06   George Reuter, composer in the year 1708.   

Apr 08   Georg Zarth, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

May 03   On this day in history johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer   

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

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

Jun 19   Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 02   Willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies in the year 1708.   

Jul 04   Swedish King Karel XII beats Russians in the year 1708.   

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   In the year 1708 battle at Trencsén: Austria beats Hungarian rebellion army   

Aug 04   Vincenzo De Grandis, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Aug 10   In the year 1708 john Stinstra, baptist vicar   

Aug 23   On this day in history meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur.   

Aug 29   English troops occupy Menorca & Sardinia on this day in history.   

Aug 29   Haverhill, Mass destroyed by French & Indians in the year 1708.   

Sep 03   Christian Liebe, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of pompeo Girolamo Batoni, Italian painter   

Jan 26   William Hayes, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Feb 08   Vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer was born on this day in history.   

Mar 21   In the year 1708 birth of caspar Ruetz, composer   

Apr 06   George Reuter, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Apr 23   In the year 1708 birth of friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem)   

Jan 23   Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

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

May 11   Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646) died in the year 1708.   

May 12   On this day in history death of adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1658)   

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

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

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