Famous Deaths In 1706

Jan 21 On this day in history death of adrien Baillet, French scholar and critic (b. 1649)

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 in the year 1706.

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

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)

Apr 19 In the year 1706 galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist leader, dies

Jul 09 On this day in history death of pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, French Canadian sailor and explorer (b. 1661)

Aug 23 In the year 1706 death of colonel Edward Nott, Esq., British Crown Governor of Virginia (b. 1654)

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

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

Oct 13 On this day in history death of iyasus the Great, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1682)

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

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

Nov 15 Tsangyang Gyatso, 6th Dalai Lama (b. 1683) died on this day in history.

Nov 16 Cornelis Evertsen, mutineer/ltalian-admiral of Zeeland, dies at 64 on this day in history.

Dec 03 Emilie Juliane of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, German countess and hymn writer (b. 1637) died on this day in history.

Dec 09 Pedro II, king of Portugal (1683-1706), dies at 58 in the year 1706.

Dec 28 Pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59 in the year 1706.

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 On this day in history birth of john Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor)

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 In the year 1706 birth of giovanni Battista Martini, composer

May 17 Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.