Historical Events In 1698

Jan 04   On this day in history most of the Palace of Whitehall in London, the main residence of the English monarchs, is destroyed by fire.   

Jan 07   Russian Czar Peter the Great departs Neth to England on this day in history.   

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

Feb 16   In the year 1698 pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer)   

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

Mar 10   Gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer on this day in history.   

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

May 08   In the year 1698 the birth of Henry Baker, English naturalist   

Jun 11   In the year 1698 balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64   

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

Jul 14   The Darien scheme begins with five ships, bearing about 1,200 people, departing Leith for the Isthmus of Panama in the year 1698.   

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

Aug 18   Russian czar Peter the Great arrives in Zaandam in the year 1698.   

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

Aug 25   In the year 1698 czar Peter the Great returns to Moscow after trip through West-Europe   

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

Sep 02   Justus Vingboons, Architect, buried on this day in history.   

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

Sep 28   In the year 1698 pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, France, mathematician/astronomer   

Oct 07   Henri Madin, composer in the year 1698.   

Oct 11   On this day in history france, England & Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty   

Oct 22   Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 23   On this day in history ange-Jacques Gabriel, French court architect (Palace de la Concorde)   

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   Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 16   Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (heliometer) was born in the year 1698.   

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

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

Mar 26   Václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jul 02   Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena (d. 1780) was born in the year 1698.   

Aug 27   In the year 1698 birth of baal Shem Tov, Founder of the Chasiddic movement {d. 1760)   

Jan 10   On this day in history death of louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637)   

Mar 14   Claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (b. 1622) died on this day in history.   

Apr 29   Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (b. 1655) died on this day in history.   

May 15   Marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642) died in the year 1698.   

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

Jul 16   On this day in history cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84   

Jul 18   In the year 1698 death of johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian (b. 1633)   

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