Historical Events In 1708

Jan 23   Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1708.   

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

Jan 26   On this day in history william Hayes, composer   

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

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

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

Feb 28   In the year 1708 slave revolt, Newton, Long Island NY, 11 die   

Mar 11   Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation on this day in history.   

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

Mar 23   English pretender to the throne James III lands at Firth of Forth in the year 1708.   

Mar 27   English pretender to the throne James III flees on this day in history.   

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

Apr 06   On this day in history george Reuter, composer   

Apr 08   On this day in history georg Zarth, composer   

Apr 23   Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem) on this day in history.   

Apr 30   In the year 1708 simon de Vries, book seller/writer (Unequal), dies   

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 in the year 1708.   

Jun 19   Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 02   On this day in history willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies   

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

Jul 11   In the year 1708 battle at Oudenaarde: Great Alliance beats France   

Jul 28   On this day in history monarch Amengkurat II [Sunan Mas] of Mataram gives himself up to VOC   

Aug 03   Battle at Trencsén: Austria beats Hungarian rebellion army in the year 1708.   

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

Aug 10   John Stinstra, baptist vicar in the year 1708.   

Aug 23   In the year 1708 meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur.   

Aug 29   English troops occupy Menorca & Sardinia in the year 1708.   

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   On this day in history tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia   

Sep 11   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 on this day in history.   

Sep 28   On this day in history battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy   

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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   In the year 1708 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 in the year 1708.   

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

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 in the year 1708.   

May 11   Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646) died in the year 1708.   

May 12   On this day in history death of adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1658)   

May 27   In the year 1708 jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51   

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

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