Historical Events In 1708

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

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

Jan 26   William Hayes, composer in the year 1708.  

Jan 30   In the year 1708 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   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   Caspar Ruetz, composer in the year 1708.  

Mar 23   English pretender to the throne James III lands at Firth of Forth in the year 1708.  

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   In the year 1708 george Reuter, composer  

Apr 08   Georg Zarth, composer in the year 1708.  

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

Apr 30   Simon de Vries, book seller/writer (Unequal), dies on this day in history.  

May 03   In the year 1708 johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer  

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

Jul 28   In the year 1708 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   Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur on this day in history.  

Aug 29   English troops occupy Menorca & Sardinia on this day in history.  

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   Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 08   On this day in history birth of vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer  

Mar 21   On this day in history birth of caspar Ruetz, composer  

Apr 06   George Reuter, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 08   Georg Zarth, composer was born in the year 1708.  

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

May 06   On this day in history death of françois de Laval, first bishop of New France (b. 1623)  

May 11   In the year 1708 death of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646)  

May 12   Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1658) died in the year 1708.  

May 27   On this day in history jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51  

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

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