{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1708

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

Jan 26 William Hayes, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 30 Georg D Ehret, German/English cartoonist was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1708.  

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

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

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

Aug 10 John Stinstra, baptist vicar was born on this day in history.  

Oct 16 In the year 1708 birth of albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science)  

Nov 04 Robert Praelisauer, composer was born in the year 1708.  

Nov 15 William Pitt the Elder, (Whig) UK PM (1756-61, 66-68) `Great Commoner' was born on this day in history.  

Dec 04 Marianus Konigsperger, composer was born on this day in history.  

Dec 08 Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765) was born in the year 1708.  

Jan 23 In the year 1708 thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80  

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

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.