Historical Events In 1708

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

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

Jan 26   William Hayes, composer in the year 1708.  

Jan 30   Georg D Ehret, German/English cartoonist in the year 1708.  

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

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

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

Apr 06   George Reuter, composer in the year 1708.  

Apr 08   Georg Zarth, composer in the year 1708.  

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

Jun 19   In the year 1708 johann Gottlieb Janitsch, composer  

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   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 in the year 1708.  

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   In the year 1708 meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur.  

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

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

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

Sep 07   Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia in the year 1708.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 28   On this day in history battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy  

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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 in the year 1708.  

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   Caspar Ruetz, composer was born on this day in history.  

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   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   Simon de Vries, book seller/writer (Unequal), dies in the year 1708.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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