Historical Events In 1708

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

Jan 25   On this day in history pompeo Girolamo Batoni, Italian painter   

Jan 26   In the year 1708 william Hayes, composer   

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

Feb 08   Vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer in the year 1708.   

Feb 24   Prince Johan Willem Friso sworn in as viceroy of Groningen on this day in history.   

Feb 28   Slave revolt, Newton, Long Island NY, 11 die on this day in history.   

Mar 11   Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation in the year 1708.   

Mar 21   On this day in history caspar Ruetz, composer   

Mar 23   In the year 1708 english pretender to the throne James III lands at Firth of Forth   

Mar 27   On this day in history english pretender to the throne James III flees   

Mar 27   In the year 1708 english pretender to the throne James III flees to Dunkerk   

Apr 06   In the year 1708 george Reuter, composer   

Apr 08   On this day in history georg Zarth, composer   

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

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

May 03   Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer in the year 1708.   

May 27   On this day in history jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51   

Jun 15   Romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62 on this day in history.   

Jun 19   In the year 1708 johann Gottlieb Janitsch, composer   

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

Jul 04   Swedish King Karel XII beats Russians in the year 1708.   

Jul 11   On this day in history battle at Oudenaarde: Great Alliance beats France   

Jul 28   Monarch Amengkurat II [Sunan Mas] of Mataram gives himself up to VOC in the year 1708.   

Aug 03   On this day in history battle at Trencsén: Austria beats Hungarian rebellion army   

Aug 04   Vincenzo De Grandis, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1708.   

Aug 10   In the year 1708 john Stinstra, baptist vicar   

Aug 23   On this day in history meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur.   

Aug 29   In the year 1708 english troops occupy Menorca & Sardinia   

Aug 29   On this day in history haverhill, Mass destroyed by French & Indians   

Sep 03   Christian Liebe, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1708.   

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

Sep 11   In the year 1708 charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. The army is defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish empire is no longer a major power.   

Sep 28   Battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy in the year 1708.   

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Jan 25   In the year 1708 birth of pompeo Girolamo Batoni, Italian painter   

Jan 26   On this day in history birth of william Hayes, composer   

Jan 30   In the year 1708 birth of georg D Ehret, German/English cartoonist   

Feb 08   Vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem) was born on this day in history.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

May 27   Jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1708.   

Jun 15   In the year 1708 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.