Historical Events In 1698

Jan 04   In the year 1698 most of the Palace of Whitehall in London, the main residence of the English monarchs, is destroyed by fire.   

Jan 07   Russian Czar Peter the Great departs Neth to England on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Russian Czar Peter the Great departs Netherlands to England in the year 1698.   

Feb 16   In the year 1698 pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer)   

Mar 06   John Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist on this day in history.   

Mar 10   Gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 05   Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer in the year 1698.   

May 08   In the year 1698 the birth of Henry Baker, English naturalist   

Jun 11   In the year 1698 balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64   

Jul 02   Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine on this day in history.   

Jul 14   In the year 1698 the Darien scheme begins with five ships, bearing about 1,200 people, departing Leith for the Isthmus of Panama.   

Jul 16   Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1698.   

Aug 18   Russian czar Peter the Great arrives in Zaandam on this day in history.   

Aug 19   On this day in history russian czar Peter the Great begins term   

Aug 25   On this day in history czar Peter the Great returns to Moscow after trip through West-Europe   

Aug 27   In the year 1698 baal Shem Tov, Founder of the Chasiddic movement {d. 1760)   

Sep 02   Justus Vingboons, Architect, buried in the year 1698.   

Sep 05   Russia's Peter the Great imposes a tax on beards on this day in history.   

Sep 28   On this day in history pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, France, mathematician/astronomer   

Oct 07   On this day in history henri Madin, composer   

Oct 11   In the year 1698 france, England & Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty   

Oct 22   On this day in history nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer   

Oct 23   In the year 1698 ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde)   

Nov 14   On this day in history spanish king Carlos appoints grandson prince Jozef Ferdinand as heir   

Dec 25   In the year 1698 jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator   

Jan 03   Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782) was born in the year 1698.   

Feb 16   Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer) was born in the year 1698.   

Mar 06   John Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist was born on this day in history.   

Mar 10   Gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer was born on this day in history.   

Mar 26   In the year 1698 birth of václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765)   

Apr 05   Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer was born in the year 1698.   

Jul 02   On this day in history birth of francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena (d. 1780)   

Aug 27   Baal Shem Tov, Founder of the Chasiddic movement {d. 1760) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1698 death of louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637)   

Mar 14   In the year 1698 death of claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (b. 1622)   

Apr 29   On this day in history death of charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (b. 1655)   

May 15   Marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642) died on this day in history.   

Jun 11   Balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Jul 16   Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Jul 18   Johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian (b. 1633) died on this day in history.   

Sep 02   Justus Vingboons, Architect, buried died in the year 1698.