Historical Events In 1706

Jan 17   Benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor in the year 1706.  

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   John Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor) on this day in history.  

Feb 12   In the year 1706 josef Christian, German sculptor  

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

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   Johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52 in the year 1706.  

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

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

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

Apr 24   In the year 1706 giovanni Battista Martini, composer  

Apr 29   On this day in history 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   John Dollond, owner of 1st patent for achromatic lens on this day in history.  

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

Sep 08   In the year 1706 romanus Weichlein, composer, dies at 53  

Sep 20   In the year 1706 franz Habermann, composer  

Sep 20   Pierre Verdier, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1706.  

Sep 21   In the year 1706 jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer  

Sep 24   On this day in history treaty of Altranstädt: Charles XII of Sweden & August II of Saksen  

Oct 06   Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- ) on this day in history.  

Oct 18   Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buffa) in the year 1706.  

Oct 26   Andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1706.  

Nov 07   In the year 1706 carlo Cecere, composer  

Nov 13   In the year 1706 godfried Schalcken, painter/etcher/engraver, dies  

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

Dec 09   Pedro II, king of Portugal (1683-1706), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 28   Pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (d. 1751) was born in the year 1706.  

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 in the year 1706.  

Mar 06   On this day in history birth of george Pocock, British admiral (d. 1792)  

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1706 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   Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German field marshal and Governor of Berlin (b. 1632) died on this day in history.  

Mar 03   In the year 1706 johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52  

Mar 09   Johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

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