Famous Deaths In 1706

Jan 21 Adrien Baillet, French scholar and critic (b. 1649) died on this day in history.

Jan 26 Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.

Jan 29 On this day in history death of charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1638)

Feb 27 On this day in history john Evelyn, diarist, dies

Mar 01 Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German field marshal and Governor of Berlin (b. 1632) died in the year 1706.

Mar 03 On this day in history johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52

Mar 09 In the year 1706 johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52

Apr 10 On this day in history death of arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (b. 1666)

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

Jul 09 On this day in history death of 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) 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 on this day in history.

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

Nov 13 Godfried Schalcken, painter/etcher/engraver, dies on this day in history.

Nov 15 On this day in history death of tsangyang Gyatso, 6th Dalai Lama (b. 1683)

Nov 16 In the year 1706 cornelis Evertsen, mutineer/ltalian-admiral of Zeeland, dies at 64

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 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 On this day in history birth of benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor

Jan 28 John Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor) was born on this day in history.

Feb 12 In the year 1706 birth of josef Christian, German sculptor

Mar 04 Lauritz de Thurah, Danish architect and architectural writer (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.

Mar 06 George Pocock, British admiral (d. 1792) was born in the year 1706.

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

May 17 Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780) was born in the year 1706.