What happened in 1708?
51 recorded events in 1708, including 22 in wars & conflicts, 15 in people and 7 in religion & belief systems.
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Wars & Conflicts 22
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Battle of Lesnaya
1708 battle of the Great Northern War
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Battle of Oudenarde
Battle in the War of the Spanish Succession, fought on 11 July 1708, in Belgium.
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Siege of Lille
1708 siege
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Battle of Holowczyn
1708 battle in the Great Northern War
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Battle of Trencsén
1708 battle
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Battle of Wijnendale
Battle in the war of the Spanish succession in 1708
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Sack of Baturyn
1708 raid during the Russian-Swedish war
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Battle of Malatitze
1708 battle
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Siege of Veprik
1708 siege
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Battle of Koniecpol
1708 battle
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Battle of Grodno
Battle of the Great Northern War in 1708
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Siege of Tortosa
1708 siege
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Battle of Rajovka
1708 battle
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Raid on Haverhill
Part of Queen Anne's War
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Battle of the Neva
1708 battle of the Great Northern War
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Battle of Desna
1708 engagement of the Great Northern War
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Battle of Kanzhal
1708 battle
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Siege of Ghent
1708 siege
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Battle of Koporye
1708 battle during the Great Northern War
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Siege of Alicante
1708–1709 siege
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Siege of Yelabuga
1708 siege
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War of Comacchio
1708–1709 war
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People 15
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Nicolae Milescu died
Moldovan writer and diplomat
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Takakazu Seki died
Japanese mathematician
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Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus died
German mathematician and philosopher (*1651 – †1708)
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Eberhard Isbrand Ides died
Danish traveller and diplomat (1657-1708)
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David Gregory died
Scottish astronomer and mathematician (1659-1708)
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Thomas Pereira died
Portuguese Jesuit astronomer, mathematician and diplomat representing Qing dynasty for the Treaty of Nerchinsk (1689)
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Rennequin Sualem died
Belgian hydraulic engineer
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Moll Davis died
English singer, actress and royal mistress
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Friedrich Erhard Niedt died
German composer and music theorist
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Jacques de Saint-Luc died
French lutenist and composer
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Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor born
Born in Nancy. Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany (1708-1765)..
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William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham born
Born in London. Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1766 to 1768 (1708–1778).
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Albrecht von Haller born
Born in Bern. Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist and poet (1708-1777).
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Antiochus Kantemir born
Born in Iași. Russian academic.
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Olof von Dalin born
Born in Vinberg parish. Swedish nobleman, poet, historian and courtier (1708–1763).
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Verteba
Geological natural monument in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine
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Religion & Belief Systems 7
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Holy Trinity Cathedral
Cathedral in Yakutsk, Russia
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al-Mujahidin mosque
Mosque in Asyut, Egypt
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Kaptan-ı Derya Basmacızade İbrahim Paşa Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
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Church of the Epiphany (Yeniseysk)
Church of the Epiphany (Yeniseysk) (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Saint Joseph Church (Martinau)
Building in Elmen, Austria
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Saint Rosalia church in Serafinów
Church building in Serafinów, Poland
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St. Martin
Filial church in Indorf, Erding, Germany
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Architecture & Engineering 4
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St. Birgitta's Church in Nykarleby
Church in Nykarleby, Finland
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Loschwitzer Kirche
Church building in Loschwitz, Germany
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Furnes Church
Church building in Ringsaker, Innlandet, Norway
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Santa Maria della Sanità Church
Church building in Milan, Italy
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Empires & Countries 2
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Great Perm dissolved
Great Perm ceased to exist, having been centered at Solikamsk.
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Duchy of Montferrat dissolved
Duchy of Montferrat ceased to exist, having been centered at Casale Monferrato.
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