Historical Events In 1698

Jan 04   Most of the Palace of Whitehall in London, the main residence of the English monarchs, is destroyed by fire in the year 1698.   

Jan 07   Russian Czar Peter the Great departs Neth to England in the year 1698.   

Jan 07   In the year 1698 russian Czar Peter the Great departs Netherlands to England   

Feb 16   On this day in history pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer)   

Mar 06   On this day in history john Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist   

Mar 10   Gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer in the year 1698.   

Apr 05   On this day in history georg Gottfried Wagner, composer   

May 08   On this day in history the birth of Henry Baker, English naturalist   

Jun 11   Balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Jul 02   In the year 1698 thomas Savery patents the first steam engine   

Jul 14   On this day in history the Darien scheme begins with five ships, bearing about 1,200 people, departing Leith for the Isthmus of Panama.   

Jul 16   In the year 1698 cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84   

Aug 18   Russian czar Peter the Great arrives in Zaandam on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Russian czar Peter the Great begins term in the year 1698.   

Aug 25   Czar Peter the Great returns to Moscow after trip through West-Europe on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Baal Shem Tov, Founder of the Chasiddic movement {d. 1760) on this day in history.   

Sep 02   On this day in history justus Vingboons, Architect, buried   

Sep 05   On this day in history russia's Peter the Great imposes a tax on beards   

Sep 28   Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, France, mathematician/astronomer in the year 1698.   

Oct 07   On this day in history henri Madin, composer   

Oct 11   France, England & Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty on this day in history.   

Oct 22   On this day in history nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer   

Oct 23   Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde) in the year 1698.   

Nov 14   Spanish king Carlos appoints grandson prince Jozef Ferdinand as heir in the year 1698.   

Dec 25   Jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator in the year 1698.   

Jan 03   In the year 1698 birth of pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782)   

Feb 16   Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 06   In the year 1698 birth of john Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist   

Mar 10   On this day in history birth of gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer   

Mar 26   On this day in history birth of václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765)   

Apr 05   Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jul 02   In the year 1698 birth of francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena (d. 1780)   

Aug 27   Baal Shem Tov, Founder of the Chasiddic movement {d. 1760) was born in the year 1698.   

Jan 10   Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637) died in the year 1698.   

Mar 14   Claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (b. 1622) died in the year 1698.   

Apr 29   In the year 1698 death of charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (b. 1655)   

May 15   On this day in history death of marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642)   

Jun 11   Balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Jul 16   Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Jul 18   On this day in history death of johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian (b. 1633)   

Sep 02   In the year 1698 death of justus Vingboons, Architect, buried