Famous Personalities Born In 1706

Jan 07 Johann heinrich zedler: German publisher  

Jan 17 Benjamin franklin: Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor  

Jan 28 John baskerville: English printer (typeface inventor)  

Feb 12 Josef christian: German sculptor  

Mar 04 Lauritz de thurah: Danish architect and architectural writer  

Mar 06 George pocock: British admiral  

Apr 24 Giovanni battista martini: Composer  

May 17 Andreas felix von oefele: German historian and librarian  

May 20 Seth pomeroy: American gunsmith and soldier  

Jun 10 John dollond: Owner of 1st patent for achromatic lens  

Jul 21 Pierre lyonet: Zoologist/cryptologist (anatomy of wilgehoutrups)  

Sep 20 Franz habermann: Composer  

Sep 21 Jacob wilhelm lustig: Composer  

Sep 21 Polyxena christina of hesse-rotenburg: Queen of sardinia  

Oct 06 Pieter steyn: Dutch grand pensionary (1749- )  

Oct 18 Baldassare galuppi: Italian composer (opera's buffa)  

Nov 07 Carlo cecere: Composer  

Nov 08 Johann ulrich von cramer: German judge and philosopher  

Dec 17 Chôtelet: La belle emilie, french writer  

Dec 17 Gabrielle chôtelet: [la belle emilie], french writer (voltaire)  

Jan 21 Adrien baillet: French scholar and critic (b. 1649)  

Jan 26 Guillaume poitevin: Composer,  

Jan 29 Charles sackville: 6th earl of dorset, english poet and courtier (b. 1638)  

Feb 27 John evelyn: Diarist,  

Mar 01 Heino heinrich graf von flemming: German field marshal and governor of berlin (b. 1632)  

Mar 03 Johann pachelbel: Organist/composer (sterbens-gedancken),  

Mar 09 Johann pachelbel: German organist/composer,  

Apr 10 Arthur chichester: 3rd earl of donegall, irish soldier (b. 1666)