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

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

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

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 On this day in history 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)  

May 03 Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Aug 10 On this day in history birth of john Stinstra, baptist vicar  

Oct 16 Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) was born in the year 1708.  

Nov 04 In the year 1708 birth of robert Praelisauer, composer  

Nov 15 In the year 1708 birth of william Pitt the Elder, (Whig) UK PM (1756-61, 66-68) `Great Commoner'  

Dec 04 On this day in history birth of marianus Konigsperger, composer  

Dec 08 Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

May 12 In the year 1708 death of adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1658)  

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

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

Jul 01 In the year 1708 death of emperor Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia (b. 1706)