Historical Events In 1706
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
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 Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.
Jan 28 John Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor) in the year 1706.
Feb 12 Josef Christian, German sculptor on this day in history.
Feb 13 Battle at Fraustadt Swedish army beats Russia/Saksen in the year 1706.
Feb 13 Battle at Fraustadt: Swedish army beats Russia/Saksen on this day in history.
Feb 27 John Evelyn, diarist, dies on this day in history.
Mar 03 In the year 1706 johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52
Mar 08 Vienna's Wiener Stadtbank established on this day in history.
Mar 09 On this day in history johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52
Apr 19 Galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist leader, dies in the year 1706.
Apr 24 On this day in history giovanni Battista Martini, composer
Apr 29 In the year 1706 emperor Jozef I becomes monarch of Cologne/Bavaria
May 23 Battle of Ramillies-Marlborough defeats French; 17,000 killed in the year 1706.
Jun 10 John Dollond, owner of 1st patent for achromatic lens on this day in history.
Jul 21 In the year 1706 pierre Lyonet, zoologist/cryptologist (Anatomy of Wilgehoutrups)
Sep 08 In the year 1706 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 Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer in the year 1706.
Sep 24 Treaty of Altranstädt: Charles XII of Sweden & August II of Saksen on this day in history.
Oct 06 Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- ) on this day in history.
Oct 18 In the year 1706 baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buffa)
Oct 26 Andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.
Nov 07 On this day in history carlo Cecere, composer
Nov 13 Godfried Schalcken, painter/etcher/engraver, dies on this day in history.
Nov 16 In the year 1706 cornelis Evertsen, mutineer/ltalian-admiral of Zeeland, dies at 64
Dec 09 In the year 1706 pedro II, king of Portugal (1683-1706), dies at 58
Dec 17 In the year 1706 chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer
Dec 28 On this day in history pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59