1708
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| Centuries: 17th century – 18th century – 19th century 1708 in topic: Lists of leaders: | |
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Events
- March 23 – James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth
- September 28 – Peter the Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya
- Kandahar conquered by Mir Wais
- In Masuria one third of the population die during the plague
- 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 (d. 1754)
- October 16 – Albrecht von Haller, Swiss anatomist and physiologist (d. 1777)
- November 15 – William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, British politician (d. 1778)
- December 8 – Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1765)
- Pompeo Batoni, Italian painter (d. 1787)
- Richard Dawes, British classical scholar (d. 1766)
Deaths
- March 29 – John Partridge, English astrologer and almanack-maker (b. 1644)
- October 1 – John Blow, British composer (b. 1648)
- October 7 – Guru Gobind Singh, Indian religious leader (b. 1666)
- October 11 – Ehrenfried Walter von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (b. 1651)
- October 24 – Seki Kowa, Japanese mathematician
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