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

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   Great Alliance occupies Rijsel in the year 1708.   

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

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

Nov 03   In the year 1708 henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of Frederik Henry, dies at 71   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Dec 08   On this day in history francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765)   

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

Dec 29   In the year 1708 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 in the year 1708.   

Jan 26   In the year 1708 birth of william Hayes, composer   

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

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 in the year 1708.   

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

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

Jan 23   In the year 1708 thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80   

Apr 30   On this day in history simon de Vries, book seller/writer (Unequal), dies   

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   On this day in history death of adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1658)   

May 27   Jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Jun 15   Romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62 died in the year 1708.   

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