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What Happened in January 1708

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Historical Events

  • Jan 8 Spanish armada headed by the San Jose and loaded with gold sunk after British squadron attacks off coast of Colombia (rediscovered 2015)

Famous Birthdays

  • Jan 25 Pompeo Batoni, Italian painter, born in Lucca, Republic of Lucca (now Italy) (d. 1787)
  • Jan 26 William Hayes, British composer and organist, baptized in Gloucester, England (d. 1777)
  • Jan 30 Georg Dionysius Ehret, German-English botanist & cartoonist, born in Heidelberg, Germany (d. 1770)
Born in 1708

Famous Deaths

  • Jan 23 Thomas Bullis, English composer, dies at 80 (buried)

Famous Sports Stars

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