Page 2: Historical Events In 1708

Oct 01   John Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1708 albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science)   

Oct 18   Henry Van Nassau, stable master/fieldmarshal, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Oct 24   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Nov 07   Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist, dies at 76 in the year 1708.   

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 on this day in history.   

Dec 04   On this day in history marianus Konigsperger, composer   

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

Dec 14   On this day in history prosper Jolyot's "Electre," premieres in Paris   

Dec 29   Great Alliance occupies Gent in the year 1708.   

Dec 31   On this day in history great Alliance captures Bridge   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 30   On this day in history 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 in the year 1708.   

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   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   In the year 1708 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   On this day in history jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51   

Jun 15   In the year 1708 death of romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62   

Jul 01   On this day in history death of emperor Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia (b. 1706)