Historical Events In 1708

Jan 23   Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history 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   In the year 1708 vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer   

Feb 24   Prince Johan Willem Friso sworn in as viceroy of Groningen on this day in history.   

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

Mar 11   On this day in history queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation.   

Mar 21   On this day in history caspar Ruetz, composer   

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

Mar 27   On this day in history english pretender to the throne James III flees   

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

Apr 06   On this day in history george Reuter, composer   

Apr 08   In the year 1708 georg Zarth, composer   

Apr 23   Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem) on this day in history.   

Apr 30   On this day in history simon de Vries, book seller/writer (Unequal), dies   

May 03   Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer in the year 1708.   

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

Jun 15   Romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62 on this day in history.   

Jun 19   In the year 1708 johann Gottlieb Janitsch, composer   

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

Jul 04   Swedish King Karel XII beats Russians on this day in history.   

Jul 11   In the year 1708 battle at Oudenaarde: Great Alliance beats France   

Jul 28   Monarch Amengkurat II [Sunan Mas] of Mataram gives himself up to VOC on this day in history.   

Aug 03   Battle at Trencsén: Austria beats Hungarian rebellion army on this day in history.   

Aug 04   On this day in history vincenzo De Grandis, composer, dies at 77   

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   In the year 1708 english troops occupy Menorca & Sardinia   

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

Sep 03   Christian Liebe, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy   

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Jan 25   Pompeo Girolamo Batoni, Italian painter was born on this day in history.   

Jan 26   In the year 1708 birth of william Hayes, composer   

Jan 30   On this day in history birth of georg D Ehret, German/English cartoonist   

Feb 08   Vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer was born in the year 1708.   

Mar 21   Caspar Ruetz, composer was born in the year 1708.   

Apr 06   George Reuter, composer was born in the year 1708.   

Apr 08   In the year 1708 birth of georg Zarth, composer   

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

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

Apr 30   In the year 1708 simon de Vries, book seller/writer (Unequal), dies   

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

May 11   In the year 1708 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 in the year 1708.   

Jun 15   Romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62 died on this day in history.   

Jul 01   On this day in history death of emperor Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia (b. 1706)