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   Russian Czar Peter the Great departs Netherlands to England on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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   Cristoph Kaldenbach, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1698.   

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   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) on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history henri Madin, composer   

Oct 11   France, England & Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty in the year 1698.   

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

Dec 25   In the year 1698 jacobus Houbraken, Dutch engraver/illustrator   

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   John Alberti, Dutch theologist/philologist was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 05   Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer was born in the year 1698.   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1698 death of charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, First Lord of the British Admiralty (b. 1655)   

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   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 on this day in history.