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John Blow (1649 – October 1, 1708) was an English composer and organist and is known as the most significant English composer of his time. ...

the Duke of Modena was generous to him. In 1708 he returned to Rome, living ... Trionfo del Tempo (premiered in Rome, 1708), and took serious offence ...

the Natural Immortality of the Soul (1708), and A Letter to Mr. Dodwell ... concerning the Immortality of the Soul (1708). His most popular work is ...

Composed during the period of Sikh Gurus, from 1469 to 1708, the Guru ... Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708), the tenth Guru in Sikh tradition, affirmed ...

In 1708, when a cobbler named John Partridge published a popular almanac ... *The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers (1708-1709): Full text: [http://etext ...

performed at the Neapolitan court in 1708. His second, Berenice, was performed at Rome. In a long career, he followed these with many further ...

Sophia, he married Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg in 1708, who survived him but had no children by him. Frederick died in Berlin in 1713. ...

Leiden and his textbook Institutiones medicae (1708). In the United States, the first physiology professorship was founded in 1789 at the College ...

decrease in the influence of the Crown. In 1708, Anne became the last British ... Anne's husband, Prince George of Denmark, died in October 1708 ...

=== Akaba, 1685-1708 === fourth King of Dahomey. He ruled from 1685 to 1708. Houessou Akaba ...

Daphne and Florindo, were produced at Hamburg in 1708. in 1707, and his Agrippina at Venice in 1708. Two oratorios, La Resurrezione ...

he measured in the harsh winter of 1708 through 1709 in his hometown of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) (−17.8 °C). (He was later able to reach ...

highest peak, Daecheongbong (Great Green Peak), at 1708 meters (5,603 feet), is the highest peak in the Taebaeksan range, and the third highest in South ...

Dampier was engaged in 1708 by the privateer Woodes Rogers as sailing master on the Duke. This voyage was more successful: Selkirk was rescued ...

The closely related genus Saurophaganax (OMNH 1708) reached 10.9 m (36 ft) in length, and has sometimes been included in the genus Allosaurus as ...

the Earl of Halifax on a mission to Hanover. In 1708, he became MP for Malmesbury in his home county of Wiltshire, and was shortly thereafter appointed ...

detected in L'analyse démontrée published in 1708 by Charles René Reynaud. At the time L'analyse démontrée was a standard work that d& ...

*Adonis (1708) *Der Geduldige Socrates (1721) TWV 21:9. *Sieg der Schönheit (1722) *Pimpinone, intermezzo (1725) TWV 21:15 *Adelheid (1727) TWV ...

with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 1708 Vine Street. ==Filmography== *Evelyn Prentice (1934) *The President Vanishes (1934) ...

today in Slovakia), on August 3, 1708, Rákóczi’s horse stumbled ... ** August 3, 1708--Kuruc defeated at the Battle of Trentsinium (Trencsén ...

an endless succession of fortresses. In 1708, Marlborough's army clashed with the French, who were beset by leadership problems: Their commanders ...

to the position of Secretary at War in 1708; for a short period of time ... title=Secretary at War | years=1708–1710 | before=Henry St John ...

) (1666-1708) was the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. He was born in Patna ... at Hingoli, and reached Nanded in July 1708. At Nanded, the Guru camped ...

began a pamphlet controversy, which lasted until 1708, with Samuel Clarke, a prominent British philosopher and member of Newton's inner circle ...

Guru of Sikhism, Guru Gobind Singh on October 7, 1708, made it the eternal Sikh Guru and the teacher of Sikhism. The holy scripture Guru Granth Sahib ...

water and boiling water into sixty degrees. In 1708, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit paid Rømer a visit to see first-hand how he made his thermometers. ...

*Montagu, Ashley. 1943. Edward Tyson, M.D., F.R.S., (1650-1708), and the Rise of Comparative Anatomy in England, American Philosophical Society ...

The first fossil vertebrae were published twice in 1708 as tangible mementos of the Universal Deluge (Great Flood). The first complete ichthyosaur ...

Bordeaux to study law, became an advocate in 1708 and moved to Paris. In 1713 he was called back to Bordeaux by the death of his father, and in ...

the seat of the colonial government until 1708. Historic St. Mary's City ... of the early history annually. In 1708, the seat of government was ...

Ratione, presented at the commencement ceremonies of 1708, Vico argued that whoever “intends a career in public life, whether in the courts, the senate ...

1906. Storia do Mogor, or, Mogul India, 1653-1708. The Indian texts series. London: John Murray. OCLC 187488522 * Mundy, Peter, and Richard Carnac ...

Mount Fuji (富士山; Fuji-san in Japanese) is the tallest volcano and the highest mountain in Japan. Mount Fuji is still considered an active ...

expensively, by selling the business in 1708, though without ever collecting ... # Grand Bridge, Blenheim 1708–1722 # Kimbolton Castle 1708–1719 ...

London: Michael P. Hamilton, 1975 (original 1708). ISBN 0802834531 * Samarin, William J. "Variation and Variables in Religious Glossolalia ...

|population_density_km2 =1708 |population_density_sq_mi =4425 |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_urban =11070654 ...

allied themselves with the Swedes on October 28, 1708. The decisive battle took place in June. The Battle of Poltava was won by Russia, putting an end ...

of George Washington, was born as Mary Ball in 1708 in Lancaster County, Virginia. She was the only child of Joseph Ball and his second wife, Mary ...

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham PC (November 15, 1708 – May 1, 1778) was a British Whig statesman who achieved his greatest fame as Secretary ...

Gyatso (Wylie: Bskal-bzang Rgya-mtsho) (1708 – 1757), was born in Litang ... | 7. || Kelzang Gyatso || 1708–1757 || 1751–1757 || བསྐལ་བཟ ...

Jimmy Stewart has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1708 Vine Street. In 1972, he was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame ...

line and the accession in 1737 of Francis Stephen (1708-1765), duke of Lorraine and husband of Maria Theresa of Austria (1816-1867), led to Tuscany's ...

of Lincoln's Inn Fields 1695–1708. Carbondale, Illinois: Southern Illinois University Press. *Morgan, Fidelis. 1981. The Female Wits - ...

which was only abolished in 1772), in Scotland in 1708, in Prussia in 1740, in Denmark around 1770, in Russia in 1801.Philip Schaff, [http://www.ccel ...

novel Robinson Crusoe, visited the Galápagos in 1708 after he was picked up from Juan Fernández by the privateer Woodes Rogers. Rogers was refitting ...

working on the project until his death in 1708, at which time his brother-in-law, Robert de Cotte, finished the project. Dedicated to Saint Louis ...

Kalash People, Pakistan"] Ecclectica ISSN 1708-721X. Retrieved January 28, 2009. Sikander Khan, News, May 15, 2007, [http://kalashapeople ...

Benjamin (January 17, 1706), Lydia (August 8, 1708), and Jane (March 27, 1712). ==Early life== [[Image:Autograph of Benjamin Franklin (from Nordisk ...

specific Gurus (spiritual teachers) from 1469 to 1708. Each guru added to and reinforced the message taught by the previous, resulting in the creation ...

Nanak, the line ending with Guru Gobind Singh in 1708. Several new religions see their founders as prophets. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter ...

witches" (John Downes, Roscius Anglicanus, 1708). Davenant's revision also enhanced the role of Lady Macduff, making her a thematic foil to ...

by Simon Ockley was published in 1708, and German and Dutch translations were also published at the time. These translations later inspired Daniel ...

In 1708 Marlborough was able to regain the strategic initiative for the Allies. Despite his ill-health, and the initial loss of Bruges and Ghent ...

1693 – April 12, 1743) and Mary Ball Washington (1708 – August 25, 1789), were of British descent. Gus Washington was a slave-owning planter in Virginia ...

on the Continent and Islands of America (London, 1708). James Truslow Adams, On the Term 'British Empire American Historical Review 22 ...

approved by Parliament since Queen Anne in 1708. Although the abolition of ... by Sir Christopher Wren and built between 1675 and 1708.]] ...

* Salley, Alexander S., ed. Narratives of Early Carolina, 1650-1708. [1911] Facsimile reprint of 1911 ed. Adamant Media Corporation, 2001. ISBN ...