Page 2: Historical Events In 1708

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

Oct 09   Battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy in the year 1708.   

Oct 13   Henry van Nassau, mister of Ouwerkerk/fieldmarshal, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Oct 16   Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) in the year 1708.   

Oct 18   In the year 1708 henry Van Nassau, stable master/fieldmarshal, dies at 67   

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

Oct 22   On this day in history great Alliance occupies Rijsel   

Oct 22   On this day in history 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   On this day in history henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of F Henry, dies at 71   

Nov 04   Robert Praelisauer, composer on this day in history.   

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   Great Alliance occupies Brussels in the year 1708.   

Dec 04   Marianus Konigsperger, composer in the year 1708.   

Dec 08   In the year 1708 francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765)   

Dec 14   Prosper Jolyot's "Electre," premieres in Paris in the year 1708.   

Dec 29   In the year 1708 great Alliance occupies Gent   

Dec 31   Great Alliance captures Bridge 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   On this day in history birth of william Hayes, composer   

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

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

Mar 21   In the year 1708 birth of caspar Ruetz, composer   

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   In the year 1708 birth of friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem)   

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

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   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)