Historical Events In 1708

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

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

Jan 26   On this day in history william Hayes, composer   

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

Feb 08   In the year 1708 vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer   

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

Feb 28   Slave revolt, Newton, Long Island NY, 11 die in the year 1708.   

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

Mar 21   On this day in history caspar Ruetz, composer   

Mar 23   English pretender to the throne James III lands at Firth of Forth on this day in history.   

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

Mar 27   English pretender to the throne James III flees to Dunkerk on this day in history.   

Apr 06   In the year 1708 george Reuter, composer   

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

Apr 23   In the year 1708 friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem)   

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

May 03   Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 19   In the year 1708 johann Gottlieb Janitsch, composer   

Jul 02   On this day in history willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies   

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

Jul 11   On this day in history battle at Oudenaarde: Great Alliance beats France   

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

Aug 03   On this day in history battle at Trencsén: Austria beats Hungarian rebellion army   

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

Aug 10   John Stinstra, baptist vicar on this day in history.   

Aug 23   In the year 1708 meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur.   

Aug 29   English troops occupy Menorca & Sardinia in the year 1708.   

Aug 29   Haverhill, Mass destroyed by French & Indians on this day in history.   

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

Sep 07   In the year 1708 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 in the year 1708.   

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

Jan 26   William Hayes, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 30   Georg D Ehret, German/English cartoonist was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 06   In the year 1708 birth of george Reuter, composer   

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

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

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

May 11   In the year 1708 death of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646)   

May 12   In the year 1708 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   Romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62 died on this day in history.   

Jul 01   Emperor Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia (b. 1706) died on this day in history.