Historical Events In 1708

Jan 23   In the year 1708 thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80   

Jan 25   On this day in history pompeo Girolamo Batoni, Italian painter   

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   In the year 1708 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   On this day in history queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation.   

Mar 21   Caspar Ruetz, composer on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1708 english pretender to the throne James III flees to Dunkerk   

Apr 06   In the year 1708 george Reuter, composer   

Apr 08   In the year 1708 georg Zarth, composer   

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

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

May 03   Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer in the year 1708.   

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

Jun 15   In the year 1708 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 in the year 1708.   

Jul 11   Battle at Oudenaarde: Great Alliance beats France on this day in history.   

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

Aug 03   Battle at Trencsén: Austria beats Hungarian rebellion army in the year 1708.   

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   In the year 1708 english troops occupy Menorca & Sardinia   

Aug 29   In the year 1708 haverhill, Mass destroyed by French & Indians   

Sep 03   Christian Liebe, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1708.   

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

Sep 11   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 in the year 1708.   

Sep 28   Battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy on this day in history.   

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Jan 25   Pompeo Girolamo Batoni, Italian painter was born on this day in history.   

Jan 26   William Hayes, composer was born in the year 1708.   

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   In the year 1708 birth of caspar Ruetz, composer   

Apr 06   In the year 1708 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   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   François de Laval, first bishop of New France (b. 1623) died in the year 1708.   

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

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

May 27   In the year 1708 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   In the year 1708 death of emperor Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia (b. 1706)