{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1708

Jan 25 Pompeo Girolamo Batoni, Italian painter was born in the year 1708.  

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

Jan 30 Georg D Ehret, German/English cartoonist was born in the year 1708.  

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

Mar 21 In the year 1708 birth of caspar Ruetz, composer  

Apr 06 George Reuter, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 08 Georg Zarth, composer was born in the year 1708.  

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

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

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

Aug 10 On this day in history birth of john Stinstra, baptist vicar  

Oct 16 Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) was born in the year 1708.  

Nov 04 On this day in history birth of robert Praelisauer, composer  

Nov 15 William Pitt the Elder, (Whig) UK PM (1756-61, 66-68) `Great Commoner' was born on this day in history.  

Dec 04 Marianus Konigsperger, composer was born on this day in history.  

Dec 08 Francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 23 On this day in history thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80  

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

May 06 On this day in history death of françois de Laval, first bishop of New France (b. 1623)  

May 11 Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646) died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1708.  

Jul 01 Emperor Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia (b. 1706) died in the year 1708.