Historical Events In 1706

Jan 17   Benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor in the year 1706.   

Jan 17   On this day in history the birth of Benjamin Franklin, American statesman and scientist   

Jan 26   Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 12   On this day in history josef Christian, German sculptor   

Feb 13   Battle at Fraustadt Swedish army beats Russia/Saksen on this day in history.   

Feb 13   In the year 1706 battle at Fraustadt: Swedish army beats Russia/Saksen   

Feb 27   On this day in history john Evelyn, diarist, dies   

Mar 03   In the year 1706 johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52   

Mar 08   On this day in history vienna's Wiener Stadtbank established   

Mar 09   In the year 1706 johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52   

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

Apr 24   Giovanni Battista Martini, composer in the year 1706.   

Apr 29   On this day in history emperor Jozef I becomes monarch of Cologne/Bavaria   

May 23   Battle of Ramillies-Marlborough defeats French; 17,000 killed on this day in history.   

Jun 10   John Dollond, owner of 1st patent for achromatic lens on this day in history.   

Jul 21   In the year 1706 pierre Lyonet, zoologist/cryptologist (Anatomy of Wilgehoutrups)   

Sep 08   Romanus Weichlein, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1706.   

Sep 20   Franz Habermann, composer in the year 1706.   

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

Sep 21   In the year 1706 jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer   

Sep 24   In the year 1706 treaty of Altranstädt: Charles XII of Sweden & August II of Saksen   

Oct 06   Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- ) in the year 1706.   

Oct 18   Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buffa) on this day in history.   

Oct 26   On this day in history andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60   

Nov 07   Carlo Cecere, composer in the year 1706.   

Nov 13   On this day in history godfried Schalcken, painter/etcher/engraver, dies   

Nov 16   Cornelis Evertsen, mutineer/ltalian-admiral of Zeeland, dies at 64 in the year 1706.   

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

Dec 17   Chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1706 birth of johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (d. 1751)   

Jan 17   In the year 1706 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   In the year 1706 birth of lauritz de Thurah, Danish architect and architectural writer (d. 1759)   

Mar 06   In the year 1706 birth of george Pocock, British admiral (d. 1792)   

Apr 24   In the year 1706 birth of giovanni Battista Martini, composer   

May 17   Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780) was born in the year 1706.   

Jan 21   In the year 1706 death of adrien Baillet, French scholar and critic (b. 1649)   

Jan 26   Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1706.   

Jan 29   In the year 1706 death of charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1638)   

Feb 27   On this day in history john Evelyn, diarist, dies   

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   Johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Apr 10   In the year 1706 death of arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (b. 1666)