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Famous Deaths In 1706

Saturday, 25 May 2013

Jan 21 On this day in history death of adrien Baillet, French scholar and critic (b. 1649)

Jan 26 On this day in history guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59

Jan 29 Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1638) died on this day in history.

Feb 27 John Evelyn, diarist, dies on this day in history.

Mar 01 Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German field marshal and Governor of Berlin (b. 1632) died on this day in history.

Mar 03 Johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52 on this day in history.

Mar 09 On this day in history johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52

Apr 10 Arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (b. 1666) died on this day in history.

Apr 19 Galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist leader, dies on this day in history.

Jul 09 Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, French Canadian sailor and explorer (b. 1661) died on this day in history.

Aug 23 Colonel Edward Nott, Esq., British Crown Governor of Virginia (b. 1654) died on this day in history.

Sep 08 On this day in history romanus Weichlein, composer, dies at 53

Sep 20 Pierre Verdier, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.

Oct 13 On this day in history death of iyasus the Great, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1682)

Oct 26 Andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.

Nov 13 Godfried Schalcken, painter/etcher/engraver, dies on this day in history.

Nov 15 Tsangyang Gyatso, 6th Dalai Lama (b. 1683) died on this day in history.

Nov 16 On this day in history cornelis Evertsen, mutineer/ltalian-admiral of Zeeland, dies at 64

Dec 03 Emilie Juliane of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, German countess and hymn writer (b. 1637) died on this day in history.

Dec 09 Pedro II, king of Portugal (1683-1706), dies at 58 on this day in history.

Dec 28 On this day in history pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59

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Famous People Born In This Year In History

Jan 07 Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (d. 1751) was born on this day in history.

Jan 17 On this day in history birth of benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor

Jan 28 On this day in history birth of john Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor)

Feb 12 Josef Christian, German sculptor was born on this day in history.

Mar 04 Lauritz de Thurah, Danish architect and architectural writer (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.

Mar 06 George Pocock, British admiral (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.

Apr 24 Giovanni Battista Martini, composer was born on this day in history.

May 17 On this day in history birth of andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780)

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