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 in the year 1706.

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

Feb 27 John Evelyn, diarist, dies on this day in history.

Mar 01 In the year 1706 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 in the year 1706.

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

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 in the year 1706.

Jul 09 Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, French Canadian sailor and explorer (b. 1661) died on this day in history.

Aug 23 Colonel Edward Nott, Esq., British Crown Governor of Virginia (b. 1654) died on this day in history.

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

Sep 20 On this day in history pierre Verdier, composer, dies at 79

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 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 In the year 1706 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 on this day in history.

Dec 28 In the year 1706 pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59

Jan 07 Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (d. 1751) was born on this day in history.

Jan 17 In the year 1706 birth of benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor

Jan 28 In the year 1706 birth of john Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor)

Feb 12 In the year 1706 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 in the year 1706.