Editing 1708 (section)

=== January&ndash;June ===
* [[January 1]] &ndash; [[Charles XII of Sweden]] invades Russia, by crossing the frozen [[Vistula]] River with 40,000 men.
* [[January 7]] – Bashkir rebels [[Siege of Yelabuga (1708)|besiege]] [[Yelabuga]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Akmanov |first=Irek |url=https://ihtika.ru/book/akmanov-ig-bashkirskie-vosstaniya-17-18-vv-ufa-kitap-2016-376-s/text/155 |title=Башкирские восстания XVII–XVIII веков – феномен в истории народов Евразии |year=2016 |isbn=978-5-295-06448-7 |pages=156 |publisher=Kitap |language=ru |quote=Еще в начале января 1708 г. туда перебрался Кусюм во главе с 2 000 башкир и осадил Елабугу}}</ref>
* [[January 12]] &ndash; [[Shahu I]] becomes the fifth [[Chhatrapati]] of the [[Maratha Confederacy|Maratha Empire]] in the [[Indian subcontinent]].
* [[February 26]] &ndash; [[HMS Falmouth (1708)|HMS ''Falmouth'']], a 50-gun [[fourth-rate]] [[ship of the line]] built at [[Woolwich Dockyard]] for the [[Royal Navy]], is launched.
* [[March 11]] &ndash; [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain|Queen Anne]] withholds [[Royal Assent]] from the [[Scottish Militia Bill]], the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation.
* [[March 23]] &ndash; [[James Francis Edward Stuart]], [[Jacobite pretender]] to the throne of Great Britain, unsuccessfully tries to land from a French fleet in the [[Firth of Forth]] in Scotland.
* [[April 8]] &ndash; Easter Sunday: The first performance of [[George Frideric Handel]]'s [[oratorio]] ''[[La resurrezione]]'' takes place in Rome.
* [[April 9]] &ndash; [[Ottoman dynasty|Ottoman]] princess [[Emine Sultan (daughter of Mustafa II)|Emine Sultan]], daughter of [[Sultan]] [[Mustafa II]], marries [[Grand Vizier]] Çorlulu Ali Pasha.
* [[April 28]] &ndash; The [[List of Kyoto's fires|Great Hoei fire]] breaks out in [[Kyoto]], Japan, destroying the [[Kyoto Imperial Palace|Imperial Palace]] and a large portion of the old capital.
* [[June 8]] &ndash; [[War of Spanish Succession]]: [[Wager's Action]], a naval confrontation, takes place between a [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] squadron under [[Charles Wager]] and the [[Spanish treasure fleet]] off [[Cartagena, Colombia|Cartagena]] in the [[Caribbean Sea]]. [[Spanish galleon San José|Spanish galleon ''San José'']] explodes and sinks with the loss of almost all her 600 crew and an estimated 8.8 million ounces [[troy weight]] in gold.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2012/02/galleon-san-jose-the-holy-grail-of-ship-wrecks/|title=Galleon San Jose, the 'Holy Grail of Ship Wrecks'|last=Spilman|first=Rick|work=The Old Salt Blog|date=2012-02-29|accessdate=2015-12-08}}</ref>