Historical Events In 1706

Jan 17   On this day in history benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor   

Jan 17   On this day in history the birth of Benjamin Franklin, American statesman and scientist   

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

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

Feb 12   In the year 1706 josef Christian, German sculptor   

Feb 13   Battle at Fraustadt Swedish army beats Russia/Saksen in the year 1706.   

Feb 13   On this day in history battle at Fraustadt: Swedish army beats Russia/Saksen   

Feb 27   In the year 1706 john Evelyn, diarist, dies   

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

Mar 08   Vienna's Wiener Stadtbank established on this day in history.   

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

Apr 19   Galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist leader, dies in the year 1706.   

Apr 24   Giovanni Battista Martini, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 29   On this day in history emperor Jozef I becomes monarch of Cologne/Bavaria   

May 23   On this day in history battle of Ramillies-Marlborough defeats French; 17,000 killed   

Jun 10   On this day in history john Dollond, owner of 1st patent for achromatic lens   

Jul 21   On this day in history pierre Lyonet, zoologist/cryptologist (Anatomy of Wilgehoutrups)   

Sep 08   On this day in history romanus Weichlein, composer, dies at 53   

Sep 20   Franz Habermann, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 20   In the year 1706 pierre Verdier, composer, dies at 79   

Sep 21   In the year 1706 jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer   

Sep 24   Treaty of Altranstädt: Charles XII of Sweden & August II of Saksen in the year 1706.   

Oct 06   In the year 1706 pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- )   

Oct 18   In the year 1706 baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buffa)   

Oct 26   In the year 1706 andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60   

Nov 07   In the year 1706 carlo Cecere, composer   

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

Nov 16   Cornelis Evertsen, mutineer/ltalian-admiral of Zeeland, dies at 64 in the year 1706.   

Dec 09   In the year 1706 pedro II, king of Portugal (1683-1706), dies at 58   

Dec 17   Chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer 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   John Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor) was born in the year 1706.   

Feb 12   Josef Christian, German sculptor was born on this day in history.   

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

Mar 06   In the year 1706 birth of george Pocock, British admiral (d. 1792)   

Apr 24   On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Martini, composer   

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

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

Jan 26   Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1706.   

Jan 29   In the year 1706 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   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   Arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (b. 1666) died on this day in history.