Page 2: Historical Events In 1708

Oct 01   John Blow, composer (Venus and Adonis), dies at 59.   

Oct 09   Battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy   

Oct 13   Henry van Nassau, mister of Ouwerkerk/fieldmarshal, dies at 67.   

Oct 16   Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science).   

Oct 18   Henry Van Nassau, stable master/fieldmarshal, dies at 67   

Oct 21   Dutch and English troops occupy Lille (Rijsel).   

Oct 22   Great Alliance occupies Rijsel.   

Oct 22   Herman Witsius, [Wits], reformed theologist, dies at 72.   

Oct 24   Kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician   

Nov 03   Henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of Frederik Henry, dies at 71.   

Nov 04   Henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of F Henry, dies at 71   

Nov 04   Robert Praelisauer, composer.   

Nov 07   Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist, dies at 76   

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

Dec 01   Great Alliance occupies Brussels   

Dec 04   Marianus Konigsperger, composer.   

Dec 08   Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765)   

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

Dec 29   Great Alliance occupies Gent   

Dec 31   Great Alliance captures Bridge.   

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

Jan 26   William Hayes, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 30   In the year 1708 birth of georg D Ehret, German/English cartoonist   

Feb 08   In the year 1708 birth of vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer   

Mar 21   Caspar Ruetz, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Apr 08   On this day in history birth of georg Zarth, composer   

Apr 23   On this day in history birth of friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem)   

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

Apr 30   In the year 1708 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   Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646) died on this day in history.   

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)