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   William Hayes, composer in the year 1708.   

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

Feb 28   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 21   In the year 1708 caspar Ruetz, composer   

Mar 23   English pretender to the throne James III lands at Firth of Forth on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 06   George Reuter, composer in the year 1708.   

Apr 08   In the year 1708 georg Zarth, composer   

Apr 23   On this day in history friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem)   

Apr 30   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jun 15   In the year 1708 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   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   On this day in history vincenzo De Grandis, composer, dies at 77   

Aug 10   John Stinstra, baptist vicar in the year 1708.   

Aug 23   Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur on this day in history.   

Aug 29   English troops occupy Menorca & Sardinia in the year 1708.   

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

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   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 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   In the year 1708 birth of vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer   

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

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

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

Apr 23   On this day in history birth of friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem)   

Jan 23   Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1708.   

Apr 30   On this day in history simon de Vries, book seller/writer (Unequal), dies   

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

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

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.