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Historical Events Happened In 1706

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

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

Jan 17 The birth of Benjamin Franklin, American statesman and scientist on this day in history.

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 Josef Christian, German sculptor on this day in history.

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

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

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

Mar 03 On this day in history johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52

Mar 08 Vienna's Wiener Stadtbank established on this day in history.

Mar 09 Johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.

Apr 19 On this day in history galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist leader, dies

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

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

May 23 On this day in history battle of Ramillies-Marlborough defeats French; 17,000 killed

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

Jul 21 Pierre Lyonet, zoologist/cryptologist (Anatomy of Wilgehoutrups) on this day in history.

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

Sep 20 Franz Habermann, composer on this day in history.

Sep 20 On this day in history pierre Verdier, composer, dies at 79

Sep 21 Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer on this day in history.

Sep 24 Treaty of Altranstädt: Charles XII of Sweden & August II of Saksen on this day in history.

Oct 06 On this day in history pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- )

Oct 18 On this day in history baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buffa)

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

Nov 07 Carlo Cecere, composer on this day in history.

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

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

Dec 09 On this day in history pedro II, king of Portugal (1683-1706), dies at 58

Dec 17 On this day in history chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer

Dec 28 Pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59 on this day in history.

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Famous Birthdays In 1706

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 Benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor was born on this day in history.

Jan 28 John Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor) was born on this day in history.

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

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 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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Famous Deaths In 1706

Famous People Died In This Year In History

Jan 21 Adrien Baillet, French scholar and critic (b. 1649) died on this day in history.

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 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 on this day in history.

Mar 03 On this day in history johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52

Mar 09 Johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.

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

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