Famous Deaths Happened In 1708

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

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

May 06 In the year 1708 death of françois de Laval, first bishop of New France (b. 1623)  

May 11 Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646) died on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history 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.  

Jul 02 Willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 04 Vincenzo De Grandis, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Sep 03 In the year 1708 christian Liebe, composer, dies at 53  

Sep 06 In the year 1708 death of sir John Morden, English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1623)  

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

Oct 01 John Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59 in the year 1708.  

Oct 07 On this day in history death of guru Gobind Singh, tenth Sikh Guru (b. 1666)  

Oct 10 David Gregory, Scottish astronomer (b. 1659) died in the year 1708.  

Oct 11 Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (b. 1651) died in the year 1708.  

Oct 13 Henry van Nassau, mister of Ouwerkerk/fieldmarshal, dies at 67 in the year 1708.  

Oct 18 Henry Van Nassau, stable master/fieldmarshal, dies at 67 in the year 1708.  

Oct 22 Herman Witsius, [Wits], reformed theologist, dies at 72 in the year 1708.  

Oct 24 Kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician died in the year 1708.  

Oct 28 Prince George of Denmark, Consort of Queen Anne of England (b. 1653) died in the year 1708.  

Nov 03 Henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of Frederik Henry, dies at 71 in the year 1708.  

Nov 04 On this day in history henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of F Henry, dies at 71  

Nov 07 Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Dec 22 Hedwig Sophia, duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, Swedish writer (b. 1681) died on this day in history.  

Dec 28 On this day in history death of joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist (b. 1656)  

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

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 On this day in history birth of vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer  

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 Georg Zarth, composer was born in the year 1708.  

Apr 23 In the year 1708 birth of friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem)