Historical Events In 1706

Jan 17   Benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor on this day in history.  

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

Jan 26   In the year 1706 guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59  

Jan 28   John Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor) in the year 1706.  

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

Feb 13   On this day in history battle at Fraustadt Swedish army beats Russia/Saksen  

Feb 13   On this day in history battle at Fraustadt: Swedish army beats Russia/Saksen  

Feb 27   John Evelyn, diarist, dies in the year 1706.  

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

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   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   In the year 1706 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   Pierre Lyonet, zoologist/cryptologist (Anatomy of Wilgehoutrups) in the year 1706.  

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

Sep 20   Franz Habermann, composer in the year 1706.  

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 in the year 1706.  

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

Oct 18   Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buffa) in the year 1706.  

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

Nov 07   On this day in history carlo Cecere, composer  

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

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

Dec 09   In the year 1706 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   On this day in history pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59  

Jan 07   Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (d. 1751) was born in the year 1706.  

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

Jan 28   John Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor) was born in the year 1706.  

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

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

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

Apr 24   On this day in history 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   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 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 in the year 1706.  

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

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.