Historical Events In 1698
Saturday, 18 January 2025
Jan 04 On this day in history most of the Palace of Whitehall in London, the main residence of the English monarchs, is destroyed by fire.
Jan 07 On this day in history russian Czar Peter the Great departs Neth to England
Jan 07 Russian Czar Peter the Great departs Netherlands to England on this day in history.
Feb 16 Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer) in the year 1698.
Mar 06 On this day in history john Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist
Mar 10 Gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer on this day in history.
Apr 05 Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer in the year 1698.
May 08 The birth of Henry Baker, English naturalist in the year 1698.
Jun 11 On this day in history balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64
Jul 02 In the year 1698 thomas Savery patents the first steam engine
Jul 14 On this day in history the Darien scheme begins with five ships, bearing about 1,200 people, departing Leith for the Isthmus of Panama.
Jul 16 On this day in history cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84
Aug 18 Russian czar Peter the Great arrives in Zaandam on this day in history.
Aug 19 Russian czar Peter the Great begins term in the year 1698.
Aug 25 On this day in history czar Peter the Great returns to Moscow after trip through West-Europe
Aug 27 Baal Shem Tov, Founder of the Chasiddic movement {d. 1760) on this day in history.
Sep 02 Justus Vingboons, Architect, buried on this day in history.
Sep 05 In the year 1698 russia's Peter the Great imposes a tax on beards
Sep 28 In the year 1698 pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, France, mathematician/astronomer
Oct 07 On this day in history henri Madin, composer
Oct 11 France, England & Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty in the year 1698.
Oct 22 Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer on this day in history.
Oct 23 In the year 1698 ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde)
Nov 14 Spanish king Carlos appoints grandson prince Jozef Ferdinand as heir on this day in history.
Dec 25 Jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator in the year 1698.