Historical Events In 1698

Jan 04   Most of the Palace of Whitehall in London, the main residence of the English monarchs, is destroyed by fire on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1698 russian Czar Peter the Great departs Neth to England   

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

Feb 16   On this day in history pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer)   

Mar 06   John Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist in the year 1698.   

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

Apr 05   On this day in history georg Gottfried Wagner, composer   

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

Jun 11   Balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64 in the year 1698.   

Jul 02   In the year 1698 thomas Savery patents the first steam engine   

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   In the year 1698 cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84   

Aug 18   Russian czar Peter the Great arrives in Zaandam in the year 1698.   

Aug 19   In the year 1698 russian czar Peter the Great begins term   

Aug 25   Czar Peter the Great returns to Moscow after trip through West-Europe in the year 1698.   

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

Sep 02   On this day in history justus Vingboons, Architect, buried   

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

Sep 28   Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, France, mathematician/astronomer on this day in history.   

Oct 07   Henri Madin, composer in the year 1698.   

Oct 11   France, England & Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty on this day in history.   

Oct 22   Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer in the year 1698.   

Oct 23   Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde) in the year 1698.   

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

Dec 25   Jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator in the year 1698.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782)   

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

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

Mar 10   On this day in history birth of gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer   

Mar 26   Václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765) was born in the year 1698.   

Apr 05   On this day in history birth of georg Gottfried Wagner, composer   

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

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

Jan 10   Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637) died on this day in history.   

Mar 14   Claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (b. 1622) died on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1698 death of johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian (b. 1633)   

Sep 02   Justus Vingboons, Architect, buried died on this day in history.