Historical Events In 1708

Oct 01   On this day in history john Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59   

Oct 09   On this day in history 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   Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) on this day in history.   

Oct 18   On this day in history henry Van Nassau, stable master/fieldmarshal, dies at 67   

Oct 21   On this day in history dutch & English troops occupy Lille (Rijsel)   

Oct 22   Great Alliance occupies Rijsel in the year 1708.   

Oct 22   Herman Witsius, [Wits], reformed theologist, dies at 72 in the year 1708.   

Oct 24   In the year 1708 kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician   

Nov 03   Henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of Frederik Henry, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Nov 04   On this day in history henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of F Henry, dies at 71   

Nov 04   Robert Praelisauer, composer in the year 1708.   

Nov 07   Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Nov 15   On this day in history william Pitt the Elder, (Whig) UK PM (1756-61, 66-68) `Great Commoner'   

Dec 01   Great Alliance occupies Brussels in the year 1708.   

Dec 04   In the year 1708 marianus Konigsperger, composer   

Dec 08   Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765) in the year 1708.   

Dec 14   In the year 1708 prosper Jolyot's "Electre," premieres in Paris   

Dec 29   Great Alliance occupies Gent on this day in history.   

Dec 31   Great Alliance captures Bridge in the year 1708.   

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

Jan 26   William Hayes, composer was born in the year 1708.   

Jan 30   On this day in history birth of georg D Ehret, German/English cartoonist   

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

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

Apr 06   In the year 1708 birth of george Reuter, composer   

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

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   On this day in history simon de Vries, book seller/writer (Unequal), dies   

May 06   In the year 1708 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   Jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1708.   

Jun 15   On this day in history death of romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62   

Jul 01   Emperor Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia (b. 1706) died on this day in history.