Famous Deaths In 1706

Jan 21 In the year 1706 death of adrien Baillet, French scholar and critic (b. 1649)  

Jan 26 In the year 1706 guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59  

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 Arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (b. 1666) died in the year 1706.  

Apr 19 Galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist leader, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 09 Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, French Canadian sailor and explorer (b. 1661) died in the year 1706.  

Aug 23 Colonel Edward Nott, Esq., British Crown Governor of Virginia (b. 1654) died in the year 1706.  

Sep 08 Romanus Weichlein, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1706.  

Sep 20 Pierre Verdier, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Oct 13 Iyasus the Great, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1682) died in the year 1706.  

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

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

Nov 15 Tsangyang Gyatso, 6th Dalai Lama (b. 1683) died in the year 1706.  

Nov 16 On this day in history cornelis Evertsen, mutineer/ltalian-admiral of Zeeland, dies at 64  

Dec 03 On this day in history death of emilie Juliane of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, German countess and hymn writer (b. 1637)  

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

Dec 28 On this day in history pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59  

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 John Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 12 Josef Christian, German sculptor was born in the year 1706.  

Mar 04 Lauritz de Thurah, Danish architect and architectural writer (d. 1759) was born in the year 1706.  

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

Apr 24 Giovanni Battista Martini, composer was born in the year 1706.  

May 17 On this day in history birth of andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780)