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   On this day in history william Hayes, composer   

Jan 30   On this day in history georg D Ehret, German/English cartoonist   

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

Feb 24   In the year 1708 prince Johan Willem Friso sworn in as viceroy of Groningen   

Feb 28   Slave revolt, Newton, Long Island NY, 11 die on this day in history.   

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

Mar 21   In the year 1708 caspar Ruetz, composer   

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

Mar 27   English pretender to the throne James III flees in the year 1708.   

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

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

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 in the year 1708.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 02   Willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 04   Swedish King Karel XII beats Russians on this day in history.   

Jul 11   On this day in history battle at Oudenaarde: Great Alliance beats France   

Jul 28   On this day in history monarch Amengkurat II [Sunan Mas] of Mataram gives himself up to VOC   

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   John Stinstra, baptist vicar on this day in history.   

Aug 23   In the year 1708 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   In the year 1708 christian Liebe, composer, dies at 53   

Sep 07   In the year 1708 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1708 birth of george Reuter, composer   

Apr 08   On this day in history birth of georg Zarth, composer   

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

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

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

May 12   In the year 1708 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   Romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62 died on this day in history.   

Jul 01   In the year 1708 death of emperor Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia (b. 1706)