Historical Events In 1708

Jan 23   In the year 1708 thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80   

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

Jan 26   William Hayes, composer in the year 1708.   

Jan 30   In the year 1708 georg D Ehret, German/English cartoonist   

Feb 08   On this day in history vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer   

Feb 24   On this day in history prince Johan Willem Friso sworn in as viceroy of Groningen   

Feb 28   On this day in history slave revolt, Newton, Long Island NY, 11 die   

Mar 11   Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation in the year 1708.   

Mar 21   Caspar Ruetz, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 23   In the year 1708 english pretender to the throne James III lands at Firth of Forth   

Mar 27   English pretender to the throne James III flees in the year 1708.   

Mar 27   In the year 1708 english pretender to the throne James III flees to Dunkerk   

Apr 06   George Reuter, composer in the year 1708.   

Apr 08   Georg Zarth, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 23   On this day in history friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem)   

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

May 03   In the year 1708 johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer   

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

Jun 15   Romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62 in the year 1708.   

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

Jul 02   Willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies in the year 1708.   

Jul 04   In the year 1708 swedish King Karel XII beats Russians   

Jul 11   Battle at Oudenaarde: Great Alliance beats France on this day in history.   

Jul 28   Monarch Amengkurat II [Sunan Mas] of Mataram gives himself up to VOC in the year 1708.   

Aug 03   In the year 1708 battle at Trencsén: Austria beats Hungarian rebellion army   

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

Aug 10   In the year 1708 john Stinstra, baptist vicar   

Aug 23   On this day in history meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur.   

Aug 29   English troops occupy Menorca & Sardinia on this day in history.   

Aug 29   On this day in history haverhill, Mass destroyed by French & Indians   

Sep 03   Christian Liebe, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1708.   

Sep 07   On this day in history tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia   

Sep 11   Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. The army is defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish empire is no longer a major power in the year 1708.   

Sep 28   Battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy on this day in history.   

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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   George Reuter, composer was born on this day in history.   

Apr 08   On this day in history birth of georg Zarth, composer   

Apr 23   On this day in history birth of friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem)   

Jan 23   In the year 1708 thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80   

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

May 06   François de Laval, first bishop of New France (b. 1623) died on this day in history.   

May 11   On this day in history death of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646)   

May 12   On this day in history death of adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1658)   

May 27   Jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Jun 15   On this day in history death of romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62   

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