Famous Deaths Happened In 1706

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)  

Apr 19 Galenus abrahamsz de haen: Dutch baptist leader,  

Jul 09 Pierre le moyne d'iberville: French canadian sailor and explorer (b. 1661)  

Aug 23 Colonel edward nott: Esq., british crown governor of virginia (b. 1654)  

Sep 08 Romanus weichlein: Composer,  

Sep 20 Pierre verdier: Composer,  

Oct 13 Iyasus the great: Emperor of ethiopia (b. 1682)  

Oct 26 Andreas werkmeister: Composer,  

Nov 13 Godfried schalcken: Painter/etcher/engraver,  

Nov 15 Tsangyang gyatso: 6th dalai lama (b. 1683)  

Nov 16 Cornelis evertsen: Mutineer/ltalian-admiral of zeeland,  

Dec 03 Emilie juliane of schwarzburg-rudolstadt: German countess and hymn writer (b. 1637)  

Dec 09 Pedro ii: King of portugal (1683-1706),  

Dec 28 Pierre bayle: French theologist (history of criticism),  

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