Page 2: Historical Events In 1708

Oct 01   John Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59 in the year 1708.   

Oct 09   In the year 1708 battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy   

Oct 13   Henry van Nassau, mister of Ouwerkerk/fieldmarshal, dies at 67 in the year 1708.   

Oct 16   In the year 1708 albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science)   

Oct 18   Henry Van Nassau, stable master/fieldmarshal, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Oct 21   Dutch & English troops occupy Lille (Rijsel) on this day in history.   

Oct 22   In the year 1708 great Alliance occupies Rijsel   

Oct 22   In the year 1708 herman Witsius, [Wits], reformed theologist, dies at 72   

Oct 24   In the year 1708 kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician   

Nov 03   Henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of Frederik Henry, dies at 71 in the year 1708.   

Nov 04   In the year 1708 henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of F Henry, dies at 71   

Nov 04   In the year 1708 robert Praelisauer, composer   

Nov 07   Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist, dies at 76 in the year 1708.   

Nov 15   William Pitt the Elder, (Whig) UK PM (1756-61, 66-68) `Great Commoner' in the year 1708.   

Dec 01   In the year 1708 great Alliance occupies Brussels   

Dec 04   Marianus Konigsperger, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 08   Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765) on this day in history.   

Dec 14   Prosper Jolyot's "Electre," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

Dec 29   On this day in history great Alliance occupies Gent   

Dec 31   Great Alliance captures Bridge on this day in history.   

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

Jan 26   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of georg Zarth, composer   

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

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   François de Laval, first bishop of New France (b. 1623) died on this day in history.   

May 11   On this day in history death of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646)   

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   On this day in history 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)