Famous Deaths In 1706

Jan 21 Adrien Baillet, French scholar and critic (b. 1649) died in the year 1706.

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 in the year 1706.

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 in the year 1706.

Mar 03 Johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52 in the year 1706.

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 On this day in history galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist leader, dies

Jul 09 Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, French Canadian sailor and explorer (b. 1661) died in the year 1706.

Aug 23 In the year 1706 death of colonel Edward Nott, Esq., British Crown Governor of Virginia (b. 1654)

Sep 08 Romanus Weichlein, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.

Sep 20 In the year 1706 pierre Verdier, composer, dies at 79

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

Oct 26 In the year 1706 andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60

Nov 13 In the year 1706 godfried Schalcken, painter/etcher/engraver, dies

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

Nov 16 In the year 1706 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 In the year 1706 pedro II, king of Portugal (1683-1706), dies at 58

Dec 28 Pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59 in the year 1706.

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 John Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor) was born on this day in history.

Feb 12 Josef Christian, German sculptor was born in the year 1706.

Mar 04 On this day in history birth of lauritz de Thurah, Danish architect and architectural writer (d. 1759)

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

Apr 24 On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Martini, composer

May 17 In the year 1706 birth of andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780)