Historical Events In 1708

Jan 23   On this day in history thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80   

Jan 25   In the year 1708 pompeo Girolamo Batoni, Italian painter   

Jan 26   William Hayes, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 30   In the year 1708 georg D Ehret, German/English cartoonist   

Feb 08   On this day in history vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer   

Feb 24   Prince Johan Willem Friso sworn in as viceroy of Groningen in the year 1708.   

Feb 28   In the year 1708 slave revolt, Newton, Long Island NY, 11 die   

Mar 11   Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation on this day in history.   

Mar 21   In the year 1708 caspar Ruetz, composer   

Mar 23   English pretender to the throne James III lands at Firth of Forth in the year 1708.   

Mar 27   On this day in history english pretender to the throne James III flees   

Mar 27   English pretender to the throne James III flees to Dunkerk on this day in history.   

Apr 06   In the year 1708 george Reuter, composer   

Apr 08   In the year 1708 georg Zarth, composer   

Apr 23   On this day in history friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem)   

Apr 30   Simon de Vries, book seller/writer (Unequal), dies on this day in history.   

May 03   Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer on this day in history.   

May 27   Jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1708.   

Jun 15   Romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62 in the year 1708.   

Jun 19   Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 02   On this day in history willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/lt-gen/baron Enfield, dies   

Jul 04   In the year 1708 swedish King Karel XII beats Russians   

Jul 11   In the year 1708 battle at Oudenaarde: Great Alliance beats France   

Jul 28   Monarch Amengkurat II [Sunan Mas] of Mataram gives himself up to VOC on this day in history.   

Aug 03   In the year 1708 battle at Trencsén: Austria beats Hungarian rebellion army   

Aug 04   On this day in history vincenzo De Grandis, composer, dies at 77   

Aug 10   On this day in history john Stinstra, baptist vicar   

Aug 23   On this day in history meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur.   

Aug 29   On this day in history english troops occupy Menorca & Sardinia   

Aug 29   Haverhill, Mass destroyed by French & Indians in the year 1708.   

Sep 03   On this day in history christian Liebe, composer, dies at 53   

Sep 07   Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia in the year 1708.   

Sep 11   Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. The army is defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish empire is no longer a major power on this day in history.   

Sep 28   On this day in history battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy   

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Jan 25   On this day in history birth of pompeo Girolamo Batoni, Italian painter   

Jan 26   William Hayes, composer was born in the year 1708.   

Jan 30   Georg D Ehret, German/English cartoonist was born in the year 1708.   

Feb 08   In the year 1708 birth of vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer   

Mar 21   Caspar Ruetz, composer was born on this day in history.   

Apr 06   George Reuter, composer was born in the year 1708.   

Apr 08   In the year 1708 birth of georg Zarth, composer   

Apr 23   On this day in history birth of friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem)   

Jan 23   In the year 1708 thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80   

Apr 30   Simon de Vries, book seller/writer (Unequal), dies in the year 1708.   

May 06   In the year 1708 death of françois de Laval, first bishop of New France (b. 1623)   

May 11   In the year 1708 death of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646)   

May 12   On this day in history death of adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1658)   

May 27   Jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51 in the year 1708.   

Jun 15   On this day in history death of romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62   

Jul 01   On this day in history death of emperor Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia (b. 1706)