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  • Germany
    1708
    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Gott ist mein König

    Germany
    1708

    In 1708 Bach wrote Gott ist mein König, a festive cantata for the inauguration of the new council, which was published at the council's expense.




  • Benin
    1708
    Dahomey Amazons

    Queen Hangbe established a female bodyguard

    Benin
    1708

    Houegbadja's daughter Queen Hangbe established a female bodyguard. European merchants recorded their presence. According to tradition, her brother and successor King Agaja successfully used them in Dahomey's defeat of the neighbouring kingdom of Savi in 1727.




  • Weimar, Germany
    1708
    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach left Mühlhausen returning to Weimar

    Weimar, Germany
    1708

    Bach left Mühlhausen in 1708, returning to Weimar this time as organist and from 1714 Konzertmeister (director of music) at the ducal court, where he had an opportunity to work with a large, well-funded contingent of professional musicians.




  • Weimar, Germany
    1708
    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Little Organ Book

    Weimar, Germany
    1708

    Bach also started work on the Little Organ Book in Weimar, containing traditional Lutheran chorale tunes set in complex textures.




  • Weimar, Germany
    1708
    Johann Sebastian Bach

    First Child

    Weimar, Germany
    1708

    Later the same year, their first child, Catharina Dorothea, was born, and Maria Barbara's elder, unmarried sister joined them. Johann Sebastian and Maria Barbara had three more children, who however did not live to their first birthday, including twins born in 1713.




  • Haverhill
    Wednesday Aug 29, 1708

    Raid on Haverhill

    Haverhill
    Wednesday Aug 29, 1708

    The town of Haverhill, Massachusetts was destroyed by French and Indians.




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