Page 2: Historical Events In 1708

Oct 01   John Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Oct 09   In the year 1708 battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy   

Oct 13   Henry van Nassau, mister of Ouwerkerk/fieldmarshal, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Oct 16   Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) on this day in history.   

Oct 18   Henry Van Nassau, stable master/fieldmarshal, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Oct 21   In the year 1708 dutch & English troops occupy Lille (Rijsel)   

Oct 22   Great Alliance occupies Rijsel on this day in history.   

Oct 22   Herman Witsius, [Wits], reformed theologist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Oct 24   In the year 1708 kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician   

Nov 03   Henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of Frederik Henry, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Nov 04   In the year 1708 henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of F Henry, dies at 71   

Nov 04   In the year 1708 robert Praelisauer, composer   

Nov 07   On this day in history ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist, dies at 76   

Nov 15   On this day in history william Pitt the Elder, (Whig) UK PM (1756-61, 66-68) `Great Commoner'   

Dec 01   Great Alliance occupies Brussels on this day in history.   

Dec 04   In the year 1708 marianus Konigsperger, composer   

Dec 08   Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765) in the year 1708.   

Dec 14   In the year 1708 prosper Jolyot's "Electre," premieres in Paris   

Dec 29   Great Alliance occupies Gent in the year 1708.   

Dec 31   In the year 1708 great Alliance captures Bridge   

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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   In the year 1708 birth of georg D Ehret, German/English cartoonist   

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

Mar 21   On this day in history birth of caspar Ruetz, composer   

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

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

Apr 23   Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem) was born in the year 1708.   

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

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

May 06   In the year 1708 death of françois de Laval, first bishop of New France (b. 1623)   

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

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

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