Page 2: Historical Events In 1708

Oct 01   John Blow, composer (Venus & Adonis), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Oct 09   Battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy in the year 1708.   

Oct 13   Henry van Nassau, mister of Ouwerkerk/fieldmarshal, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Oct 16   Albrecht von Haller, Switz, experimental physiology (Acad of Science) in the year 1708.   

Oct 18   In the year 1708 henry Van Nassau, stable master/fieldmarshal, dies at 67   

Oct 21   In the year 1708 dutch & English troops occupy Lille (Rijsel)   

Oct 22   Great Alliance occupies Rijsel in the year 1708.   

Oct 22   Herman Witsius, [Wits], reformed theologist, dies at 72 in the year 1708.   

Oct 24   Kowa Seki, Japanese mathematician on this day in history.   

Nov 03   Henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of Frederik Henry, dies at 71 in the year 1708.   

Nov 04   Henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of F Henry, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Robert Praelisauer, composer in the year 1708.   

Nov 07   On this day in history ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch seascape painter/cartoonist, dies at 76   

Nov 15   In the year 1708 william Pitt the Elder, (Whig) UK PM (1756-61, 66-68) `Great Commoner'   

Dec 01   On this day in history great Alliance occupies Brussels   

Dec 04   Marianus Konigsperger, composer in the year 1708.   

Dec 08   In the year 1708 francis I, Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765)   

Dec 14   On this day in history prosper Jolyot's "Electre," premieres in Paris   

Dec 29   In the year 1708 great Alliance occupies Gent   

Dec 31   On this day in history great Alliance captures Bridge   

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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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 21   Caspar Ruetz, composer was born in the year 1708.   

Apr 06   In the year 1708 birth of george Reuter, composer   

Apr 08   Georg Zarth, composer was born on this day in history.   

Apr 23   In the year 1708 birth of friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (Versuch einiger Poem)   

Jan 23   Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1708.   

Apr 30   In the year 1708 simon de Vries, book seller/writer (Unequal), dies   

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

May 11   Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646) died on this day in history.   

May 12   In the year 1708 death of adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (b. 1658)   

May 27   In the year 1708 jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51   

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)