Historical Events In 1706

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   On this day in history guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59  

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

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

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

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

Mar 08   Vienna's Wiener Stadtbank established in the year 1706.  

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   In the year 1706 giovanni Battista Martini, composer  

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   On this day in history john Dollond, owner of 1st patent for achromatic lens  

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

Sep 08   In the year 1706 romanus Weichlein, composer, dies at 53  

Sep 20   Franz Habermann, composer in the year 1706.  

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

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

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

Oct 06   In the year 1706 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 on this day in history.  

Nov 07   In the year 1706 carlo Cecere, composer  

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

Nov 16   In the year 1706 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   In the year 1706 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   In the year 1706 birth of johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (d. 1751)  

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

Jan 28   In the year 1706 birth of john Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor)  

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

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

Mar 06   On this day in history birth of george Pocock, British admiral (d. 1792)  

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)  

Jan 21   On this day in history 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   In the year 1706 john Evelyn, diarist, dies  

Mar 01   On this day in history death of heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German field marshal and Governor of Berlin (b. 1632)  

Mar 03   In the year 1706 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.