1708

Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century

Decades: 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s - 1700s - 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s

Years: 1703 1704 1705 1706 1707 - 1708 - 1709 1710 1711 1712 1713

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 chambermusician and organist at the court in Weimar, Germany

Births

• December 8 - Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor († 1765)

Deaths

• Seki Kowa, mathematician
• Ehrenfried Walter Tschiernhaus, mathematician