Historical Events In 1706

Jan 17   In the year 1706 benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor  

Jan 17   The birth of Benjamin Franklin, American statesman and scientist in the year 1706.  

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

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

Feb 12   In the year 1706 josef Christian, German sculptor  

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 in the year 1706.  

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

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

Mar 09   Johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52 in the year 1706.  

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   Emperor Jozef I becomes monarch of Cologne/Bavaria on this day in history.  

May 23   In the year 1706 battle of Ramillies-Marlborough defeats French; 17,000 killed  

Jun 10   John Dollond, owner of 1st patent for achromatic lens in the year 1706.  

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

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

Sep 20   In the year 1706 franz Habermann, composer  

Sep 20   Pierre Verdier, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1706.  

Sep 21   Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer in the year 1706.  

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

Oct 26   Andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1706.  

Nov 07   Carlo Cecere, composer in the year 1706.  

Nov 13   On this day in history 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   Chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer in the year 1706.  

Dec 28   In the year 1706 pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59  

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (d. 1751)  

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 in the year 1706.  

Feb 12   In the year 1706 birth of josef Christian, German sculptor  

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

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

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

Jan 29   On this day in history death of charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1638)  

Feb 27   In the year 1706 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 in the year 1706.  

Apr 10   On this day in history death of arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (b. 1666)