Historical Events In 1706

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

Jan 17   In the year 1706 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   Josef Christian, German sculptor in the year 1706.  

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

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

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

Apr 24   In the year 1706 giovanni Battista Martini, composer  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 21   On this day in history pierre Lyonet, zoologist/cryptologist (Anatomy of Wilgehoutrups)  

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

Sep 20   Franz Habermann, composer in the year 1706.  

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

Sep 21   On this day in history jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer  

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) on this day in history.  

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

Nov 07   On this day in history carlo Cecere, composer  

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

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

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   On this day in history 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   George Pocock, British admiral (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.  

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   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   John Evelyn, diarist, dies in the year 1706.  

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