Historical Events In 1708

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

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

Jan 26   In the year 1708 william Hayes, composer  

Jan 30   On this day in history 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   In the year 1708 slave revolt, Newton, Long Island NY, 11 die  

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   On this day in history caspar Ruetz, composer  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 06   On this day in history george Reuter, composer  

Apr 08   Georg Zarth, composer on this day in history.  

Apr 23   In the year 1708 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 on this day in history.  

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   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   In the year 1708 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   On this day in history battle at Trencsén: Austria beats Hungarian rebellion army  

Aug 04   Vincenzo De Grandis, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1708.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 07   In the year 1708 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   In the year 1708 battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy  

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Jan 25   In the year 1708 birth of pompeo Girolamo Batoni, Italian painter  

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

Jan 30   In the year 1708 birth of georg D Ehret, German/English cartoonist  

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   On this day in history birth of george Reuter, composer  

Apr 08   Georg Zarth, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 23   Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem) was born on this day in history.  

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

Apr 30   Simon de Vries, book seller/writer (Unequal), dies in the year 1708.  

May 06   In the year 1708 death of françois de Laval, first bishop of New France (b. 1623)  

May 11   Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646) died on this day in history.  

May 12   Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1658) died on this day in history.  

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

Jun 15   In the year 1708 death of romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62  

Jul 01   On this day in history death of emperor Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia (b. 1706)