Births on September 26

William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire

Born on September 26, 1698

William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire (d. 1755)

William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire, (26 September 1698 – 5 December 1755) was a British nobleman and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1721 to 1729 when he inherited the Dukedom.

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Events on 1698

2 Jul

Steam engine
Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine.
5 Sep

Peter I of Russia
In an effort to Westernize his nobility, Tsar Peter I of Russia imposes a tax on beards for all men except the clergy and peasantry.