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 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 in the year 1708.   

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

Oct 24   On this day in history kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician   

Nov 03   On this day in history henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of Frederik Henry, dies at 71   

Nov 04   Henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of F Henry, dies at 71 in the year 1708.   

Nov 04   On this day in history robert Praelisauer, composer   

Nov 07   In the year 1708 ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist, dies at 76   

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

Dec 01   In the year 1708 great Alliance occupies Brussels   

Dec 04   Marianus Konigsperger, composer in the year 1708.   

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   In the year 1708 great Alliance captures Bridge   

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

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   On this day in history birth of caspar Ruetz, composer   

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

Apr 08   Georg Zarth, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   Simon de Vries, book seller/writer (Unequal), dies on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1708.   

May 12   Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1658) died on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history death of emperor Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia (b. 1706)