Famous Deaths In 1708

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

Apr 30 Simon de Vries, book seller/writer (Unequal), dies in the year 1708.  

May 06 François de Laval, first bishop of New France (b. 1623) died in the year 1708.  

May 11 On this day in history death of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646)  

May 12 Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1658) died in the year 1708.  

May 27 On this day in history 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 Emperor Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia (b. 1706) died in the year 1708.  

Jul 02 Willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies in the year 1708.  

Aug 04 Vincenzo De Grandis, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Sep 03 Christian Liebe, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Sep 06 On this day in history death of sir John Morden, English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1623)  

Sep 07 Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia died in the year 1708.  

Oct 01 John Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59 in the year 1708.  

Oct 07 In the year 1708 death of guru Gobind Singh, tenth Sikh Guru (b. 1666)  

Oct 10 David Gregory, Scottish astronomer (b. 1659) died on this day in history.  

Oct 11 In the year 1708 death of ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (b. 1651)  

Oct 13 In the year 1708 henry van Nassau, mister of Ouwerkerk/fieldmarshal, dies at 67  

Oct 18 In the year 1708 henry Van Nassau, stable master/fieldmarshal, dies at 67  

Oct 22 On this day in history herman Witsius, [Wits], reformed theologist, dies at 72  

Oct 24 Kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician died in the year 1708.  

Oct 28 In the year 1708 death of prince George of Denmark, Consort of Queen Anne of England (b. 1653)  

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

Dec 22 In the year 1708 death of hedwig Sophia, duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, Swedish writer (b. 1681)  

Dec 28 In the year 1708 death of joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist (b. 1656)  

Jan 25 Pompeo Girolamo Batoni, Italian painter was born in the year 1708.  

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

Jan 30 Georg D Ehret, German/English cartoonist was born in the year 1708.  

Feb 08 On this day in history birth of vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer  

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

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

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

Apr 23 Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem) was born in the year 1708.