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Year 1708 (MDCCVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends The Golden Age of Piracy (1700-1730 was rife in the Caribbean influencing trade in the world's main centres Events and trends Manufacture of the earliest surviving Pianos World leaders Louis XV King of France Events and trends The Great Awakening - A Protestant religious movement active in the British colonies of North America This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1706 ( MDCCVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1709 ( MDCCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The year 1708 in architecture involved some significant events Events Paintings Births January 25 - Pompeo Girolamo Batoni The year 1708 in literature involved some significant events Events The Battle of Oudenarde Joseph Trapp becomes Events Works published Matthew Prior, Poems on Several Occasions Isaac Watts, Hymns and Spiritual The year 1708 in music involved some significant events Events Alessandro Scarlatti returns to Naples from Venice The year 1708 in Science and Technology involved some significant events Incumbents Monarch - Anne of Great Britain Events 13 February - Robert Harley is 1707 state leaders - Events of 1708 - 1709 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Ottoman Empire Abkhazia - Jigetshi, Prince of Abkhazia ( 1700 - 1730) Portugal Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Sunday ( Dominical letter AG) such as 2012. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Thursday ( Dominical letter DC) such as 2004. The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita Year 1708 of the Swedish calendar was a leap year starting on Wednesday, one day ahead of the Julian calendar. The Swedish Calendar in use from March 1, 1700 until February 30, 1712 was one day ahead of the Julian calendar and ten days behind This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Wednesday ( Dominical letter ED) such as 1992.
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Events of 1708
January - June
- March 11 - Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714 became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702 succeeding William III of England and II of The granting of Royal Assent is the formal method by which a constitutional monarch completes the legislative process of Lawmaking by formally assenting to an The Scottish Militia Bill is the usual name given to a bill that was passed by the House of Commons and House of Lords of the Parliament of Great The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
- March 23 - James Francis Edward Stuart unsuccessfully tries to land at the Firth of Forth. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Prince James Prince of Wales (James Francis Edward Stuart " The Old Pretender " or " The Old Chevalier " 10 June 1688 – 1 January 1766 was the The Firth of Forth ( Scottish Gaelic: Linne Foirthe) is the Estuary or Firth of Scotland's River Forth, where it flows
July - December
- July 1 - Tewoflos becomes Emperor of Ethiopia. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Tewoflos or Theophilus ( Ge'ez ቴዎፍሎስ throne name Walda Ambasa, Ge'ez ወልደ አምበሳ "son of the lion" was The Emperor ( Ge'ez: ንጉሠ ነገሥት nəgusä nägäst " King of Kings " of Ethiopia was the hereditary
- August - Wedding of the future Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, and Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Charles VI (German Karl VI) ( October 1, 1685 &ndash October 20, 1740) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel ( August 28 1691, Brunswick, Germany; December 21 1750, Vienna
- August 23 - Meidingu Pamheiba crowned King of Manipur. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Meidingu Pamheiba (1690-1751 was an emperor in Manipur in the early 18th century List of Meitei Kings In Meitei, Ningthou and Meidingnu are names for Kings Meidingu Senbi Kiyamba (1467-1507 AD Manipur (mnipur in Meitei Mayek) is a state in northeastern India, making its capital in the city of
- September 28 - Peter the Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Battle of Lesnaya was one of the decisive battles of the Great Northern War.
Undated
- Kandahar is conquered by Mir Wais. For the 2001 film see Kandahar (film; for the Kandahar meteorite of 1959 see Meteorite falls; for the places in Azerbaijan see Cəndəhar and
- One third of the population of Masuria, dies of plague. The Black Death, or the Black Plague, was one of the deadliest Pandemics in human history widely thought to have been caused by a bacterium named Yersinia
- Johann Sebastian Bach is appointed as chamber musician and organist at the court in Weimar, Germany. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section.2 This article is written in British English including maximised use of "-ise" Weimar (ˈvaɪmaʁ is a City in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of Thuringia (Thüringen north of the Thüringer Wald,
- Italian philosopher Giambattista Vico delivers his inaugural lecture to the University of Naples, later published as his first book, On the Study Methods of Our Time, in 1709. Giambattista Vico, Giambattista Vigo or Giovanni Battista Vico ( June 23, 1668 – January 23, 1744) was an Italian Year 1709 ( MDCCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
- Fearful of Swedish attack, Russians blow up the city of Tartu in Estonia. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Russian people (Русские— Russkie) are an East Slavic Ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries Tartu is the second largest City of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region
Ongoing events
- Great Northern War (1700 - 1721). The Great Northern War (1700-21 was fought between Russia and Sweden for supremacy in the Baltic Sea. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
- War of the Spanish Succession (1702 - 1713). In the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714 several European powers combined to stop French succession to the Spanish throne and what would likely have been a resulting Year 1702 ( MDCCII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1708 MDCCVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2461 |
| Armenian calendar | 1157 ԹՎ ՌՃԾԷ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -136 – -135 |
| Berber calendar | 2658 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2252 |
| Burmese calendar | 1070 |
| Chinese calendar | 4344/4404-12-9 (丁亥年十二月初九日) — to —
4345/4405-11-20(戊子年十一月二十日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1424 – 1425 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1700 – 1701 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5468 – 5469 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1763 – 1764 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1630 – 1631 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4809 – 4810 |
| Holocene calendar | 11708 |
| Iranian calendar | 1086 – 1087 |
| Islamic calendar | 1119 – 1120 |
| Japanese calendar | Hōei 5 (宝永5年) |
| Korean calendar | 4041 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2251 |
- January 25 - Pompeo Batoni, Italian painter (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Genroku and before Shōtoku. This period spanned the years from 1704 through 1711. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Pompeo Girolamo Batoni ( 25 January, 1708 - 4 February, 1787) was an Italian painter whose style incorporated elements of the French 1787)
- April 23 - Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (d. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Friedrich von Hagedorn ( April 23, 1708 - October 28, 1754) German Poet, was born at Hamburg, where his father 1754)
- October 16 - Albrecht von Haller, Swiss anatomist and physiologist (d. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Albrecht von Haller ( October 16, 1708 &ndash December 12, 1777) was a Swiss anatomist, Physiologist, Naturalist 1777)
- October 22 - Frederic Louis Norden, Danish explorer (d. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Frederic Louis Norden ( October 22, 1708 &ndash September 22, 1742) was a Danish naval captain and explorer 1742)
- November 15 - William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. William Pitt 1st Earl of Chatham PC (15 November 1708 &ndash 11 May 1778 was a British Whig Statesman who achieved his greatest fame as The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1778)
- December 8 - Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Early life He was born in Nancy, Lorraine (now in France) the oldest surviving son of Leopold Joseph, duke of Lorraine and his wife 1765)
- date unknown
- Richard Dawes, British classical scholar (d. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Richard Dawes (1708 – March 21, 1766) was an English classical scholar 1766)
- John Hulse, Anglican priest (d. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Hulse (1708 - 1790 was an English Theologian. He is now known mainly as the founder of the series of Hulsean Lectures at the University of Cambridge 1790)
- See also Category: 1708 births. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
Deaths
- March 29 - John Partridge, English astrologer and almanack-maker (born 1644)
- May 6 - François de Laval, first bishop of New France (born 1623)
- May 11 - Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (born 1646)
- May 12 - Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (born 1658)
- June 30 - Emperor Tekle Haymanot I of Ethiopia (stabbed to death)
- September 6 - John Morden, English merchant and philanthropist (born 1623)
- October 1 - John Blow, British composer (born 1649)
- October 2 - Anne-Jules, 2nd duc de Noailles, French general (born 1650)
- October 7 - Guru Gobind Singh, Sikh religious leader (born 1666)
- October 10 - David Gregory, Scottish astronomer (born 1659)
- October 11 - Ehrenfried Walter von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (born 1651)
- October 22 - Hermann Witsius, Dutch theologian (born 1636)
- October 24 - Seki Kowa, Japanese mathematician (born c. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King for others with the same name see John Partridge John Partridge (1644 - ca Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. François-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval ( 30 April 1623 – 6 May 1708) was the first Roman Catholic bishop of New France Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Jules Hardouin-Mansart (Paris April 16, 1646 &ndash Marly-le-Roi, France May 11, 1708) was a French Architect whose Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Adolf Friedrich II (19 October 1658 - 12 May 1708 was the first Duke of Mecklenburg reigning from 1701 to his death Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Tekle Haymanot I ( Ge'ez ተክለ ሃይማኖት "Plant of religion" throne name Le`al Sagad Ge'ez ለዓለ ሰገድ "to whom the exalted Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Sir John Morden 1st Baronet ( 13 August 1623 &ndash 6 September 1708) was a successful English merchant and Philanthropist Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. John Blow (baptised 23 February 1649 &ndash 1 October 1708 was an English Composer and Organist. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Anne-Jules 2nd duc de Noailles ( 5 February 1650 &mdash 2 October 1708) was one of the chief generals of France towards the Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Guru Gobind Singh (ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ gʊɾu gobɪn̪d̪ sɪ́ŋg ( December 22, 1666 &ndash 7 October, 1708) was Sikh (English or; ਸਿੱਖ sikkh, IPA) is the title and name given to an adherent of Sikhism. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated David Gregory may refer to David Gregory (mathematician, Scottish mathematician David Gregory (journalist, American journalist at Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus (or Tschirnhausen) ( April 10, 1651 &ndash October 11, 1708) was a German Mathematician Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Hermann Witsius ( Herman Wits or in Latin Hermannus Witsius) ( February 12, 1636 - October 22, 1708) Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat or (born 1637/1642? – October 24, 1708) was a Japanese Mathematician who created a new algebraic notation system and laid 1640)
- October 28 - Prince George of Denmark, consort of Anne of Great Britain (born 1653)
- November 17 - Ludolf Backhuysen, Dutch painter (born 1631)
- December 22 - Hedwig Sophia, duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, Swedish writer (born 1681)
- December 28 - Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist (born 1656)
- See also Category: 1708 deaths. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Prince George of Denmark and Norway Duke of Cumberland ( Danish: Prins Jørgen hertug af Cumberland 2 April 1653 &ndash 28 October 1708 was the Prince consort Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714 became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702 succeeding William III of England and II of Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Ludolf Backhuysen (or Bakhuizen) ( Dec 28 1630 - Nov 17 1708) was a Dutch painter, born in Emden Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Hedvig Sofia Augusta Princess of Sweden ( 26 June 1681 - 22 December 1708) Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Joseph Pitton de Tournefort ( 5 June, 1656 — 28 December, 1708) was a French Botanist, notable as the first to make a clear
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