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1708 Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

Years: 1705 1706 1707 - 1708 - 1709 1710 1711
Decades: 1670s 1680s 1690s - 1700s - 1710s 1720s 1730s
Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century 1708 in literature 1708 in music 1708 in science List of state leaders in 1708 List of religious leaders in 1708

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Ongoing events
3 Births
4 Deaths

Events

March 23 - James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth
Kandahar conquered by Mir Wais
In Masuria one third of the population die during the plague
September 28: Peter the Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya
J.S. Bach appointed as chamber musician and organist at the court in Weimar, Germany

Ongoing events

Births

April 23 - Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (died 1754)
October 16 - Albrecht von Haller, Swiss anatomist and physiologist (died 1777)
November 15 - William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, British politician (died 1778)
December 8 - Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1765)
Pompeo Batoni, Italian painter (died 1787)
Richard Dawes, British classical scholar (died 1766)

Deaths

October 1 - John Blow, British composer (born 1648)
October 7 - Guru Gobind Singh, Indian religious leader (born 1666)
Seki Kowa, mathematician
Ehrenfried Walter Tschirnhaus, mathematician

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