Historical Events In 1708

Jan 23   On this day in history 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   In the year 1708 georg D Ehret, German/English cartoonist   

Feb 08   Vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 24   On this day in history prince Johan Willem Friso sworn in as viceroy of Groningen   

Feb 28   Slave revolt, Newton, Long Island NY, 11 die on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history caspar Ruetz, composer   

Mar 23   In the year 1708 english pretender to the throne James III lands at Firth of Forth   

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   On this day in history george Reuter, composer   

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

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

Jun 15   Romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62 in the year 1708.   

Jun 19   Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, composer in the year 1708.   

Jul 02   Willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies in the year 1708.   

Jul 04   Swedish King Karel XII beats Russians on this day in history.   

Jul 11   Battle at Oudenaarde: Great Alliance beats France on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 03   Christian Liebe, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1708.   

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 on this day in history.   

Sep 28   Battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy in the year 1708.   

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

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   Vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Apr 06   George Reuter, composer was born in the year 1708.   

Apr 08   In the year 1708 birth of georg Zarth, composer   

Apr 23   Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem) was born in the year 1708.   

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

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   On this day in history death of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646)   

May 12   On this day in history 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   In the year 1708 death of romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62   

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