Historical Events In 1706

Jan 17   In the year 1706 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   On this day in history guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59  

Jan 28   On this day in history john Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor)  

Feb 12   On this day in history josef Christian, German sculptor  

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

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

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

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

Mar 08   On this day in history vienna's Wiener Stadtbank established  

Mar 09   Johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52 in the year 1706.  

Apr 19   On this day in history galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist leader, dies  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

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   Pierre Verdier, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 18   Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buffa) on this day in history.  

Oct 26   On this day in history andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60  

Nov 07   Carlo Cecere, composer in the year 1706.  

Nov 13   On this day in history godfried Schalcken, painter/etcher/engraver, dies  

Nov 16   Cornelis Evertsen, mutineer/ltalian-admiral of Zeeland, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Dec 09   Pedro II, king of Portugal (1683-1706), dies at 58 in the year 1706.  

Dec 17   Chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer in the year 1706.  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1706 birth of johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (d. 1751)  

Jan 17   Benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor was born on this day in history.  

Jan 28   On this day in history birth of john Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor)  

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

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

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

Jan 21   Adrien Baillet, French scholar and critic (b. 1649) died in the year 1706.  

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

Jan 29   Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1638) died in the year 1706.  

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   In the year 1706 death of arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (b. 1666)