Historical Events In 1698

Jan 04   Most of the Palace of Whitehall in London, the main residence of the English monarchs, is destroyed by fire in the year 1698.   

Jan 07   On this day in history russian Czar Peter the Great departs Neth to England   

Jan 07   Russian Czar Peter the Great departs Netherlands to England in the year 1698.   

Feb 16   Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer) on this day in history.   

Mar 06   On this day in history john Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist   

Mar 10   Gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer in the year 1698.   

Apr 05   In the year 1698 georg Gottfried Wagner, composer   

May 08   The birth of Henry Baker, English naturalist on this day in history.   

Jun 11   Balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Jul 02   In the year 1698 thomas Savery patents the first steam engine   

Jul 14   On this day in history the Darien scheme begins with five ships, bearing about 1,200 people, departing Leith for the Isthmus of Panama.   

Jul 16   In the year 1698 cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84   

Aug 18   In the year 1698 russian czar Peter the Great arrives in Zaandam   

Aug 19   On this day in history russian czar Peter the Great begins term   

Aug 25   Czar Peter the Great returns to Moscow after trip through West-Europe on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Baal Shem Tov, Founder of the Chasiddic movement {d. 1760) in the year 1698.   

Sep 02   In the year 1698 justus Vingboons, Architect, buried   

Sep 05   Russia's Peter the Great imposes a tax on beards on this day in history.   

Sep 28   Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, France, mathematician/astronomer on this day in history.   

Oct 07   Henri Madin, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 11   France, England & Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty on this day in history.   

Oct 22   Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer in the year 1698.   

Oct 23   On this day in history ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde)   

Nov 14   Spanish king Carlos appoints grandson prince Jozef Ferdinand as heir on this day in history.   

Dec 25   On this day in history jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator   

Jan 03   In the year 1698 birth of pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782)   

Feb 16   On this day in history birth of pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer)   

Mar 06   On this day in history birth of john Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist   

Mar 10   Gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer was born on this day in history.   

Mar 26   On this day in history birth of václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765)   

Apr 05   Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jul 02   On this day in history birth of francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena (d. 1780)   

Aug 27   Baal Shem Tov, Founder of the Chasiddic movement {d. 1760) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1698 death of louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637)   

Mar 14   Claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (b. 1622) died on this day in history.   

Apr 29   In the year 1698 death of charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (b. 1655)   

May 15   In the year 1698 death of marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642)   

Jun 11   In the year 1698 balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64   

Jul 16   Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1698.   

Jul 18   Johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian (b. 1633) died on this day in history.   

Sep 02   Justus Vingboons, Architect, buried died on this day in history.