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   On this day in history russian Czar Peter the Great departs Neth to England   

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

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

Mar 06   John Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist in the year 1698.   

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

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   On this day in history thomas Savery patents the first steam engine   

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

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

Aug 18   In the year 1698 russian czar Peter the Great arrives in Zaandam   

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

Sep 02   Justus Vingboons, Architect, buried in the year 1698.   

Sep 05   In the year 1698 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   In the year 1698 henri Madin, composer   

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

Nov 14   On this day in history spanish king Carlos appoints grandson prince Jozef Ferdinand as heir   

Dec 25   On this day in history jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator   

Jan 03   Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782) was born in the year 1698.   

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

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   In the year 1698 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 14   In the year 1698 death of claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (b. 1622)   

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

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

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

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