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 in the year 1708.  

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

Feb 08 Vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jun 19 Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, composer was born in the year 1708.  

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

Oct 16 In the year 1708 birth of albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science)  

Nov 04 Robert Praelisauer, composer was born in the year 1708.  

Nov 15 William Pitt the Elder, (Whig) UK PM (1756-61, 66-68) `Great Commoner' was born in the year 1708.  

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

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

May 06 François de Laval, first bishop of New France (b. 1623) died in the year 1708.  

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

May 12 Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1658) died in the year 1708.  

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

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

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