Historical Events In 1708

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

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

Jan 26   On this day in history william Hayes, composer  

Jan 30   Georg D Ehret, German/English cartoonist on this day in history.  

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

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

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

May 03   Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer on this day in history.  

May 27   In the year 1708 jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51  

Jun 15   Romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history swedish King Karel XII beats Russians  

Jul 11   Battle at Oudenaarde: Great Alliance beats France in the year 1708.  

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   In the year 1708 vincenzo De Grandis, composer, dies at 77  

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

Aug 23   In the year 1708 meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur.  

Aug 29   On this day in history english troops occupy Menorca & Sardinia  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 26   In the year 1708 birth of william Hayes, composer  

Jan 30   Georg D Ehret, German/English cartoonist was born on this day in history.  

Feb 08   Vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer was born in the year 1708.  

Mar 21   Caspar Ruetz, composer was born in the year 1708.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 23   On this day in history thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80  

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   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   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.