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

Jan 07   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

May 08   The birth of Henry Baker, English naturalist on this day in history.   

Jun 11   Balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64 in the year 1698.   

Jul 02   Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine in the year 1698.   

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 in the year 1698.   

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   On this day in history czar Peter the Great returns to Moscow after trip through West-Europe   

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

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

Sep 05   In the year 1698 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   Henri Madin, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 11   In the year 1698 france, England & Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty   

Oct 22   Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, composer in the year 1698.   

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

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

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782)   

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

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

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

Mar 26   Václav Prokop DiviÅ¡, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765) was born in the year 1698.   

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

Jan 10   In the year 1698 death of louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian (b. 1637)   

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 in the year 1698.   

May 15   In the year 1698 death of marie Champmeslé, French actress (b. 1642)   

Jun 11   On this day in history balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Enchanted World), dies at 64   

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

Jul 18   Johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian (b. 1633) died in the year 1698.   

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