Historical Events In 1706

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

Jan 17   The birth of Benjamin Franklin, American statesman and scientist in the year 1706.  

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

Jan 28   John Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor) in the year 1706.  

Feb 12   In the year 1706 josef Christian, German sculptor  

Feb 13   Battle at Fraustadt Swedish army beats Russia/Saksen on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1706 galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist leader, dies  

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

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   In the year 1706 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   Romanus Weichlein, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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

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

Sep 21   In the year 1706 jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer  

Sep 24   In the year 1706 treaty of Altranstädt: Charles XII of Sweden & August II of Saksen  

Oct 06   Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- ) in the year 1706.  

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   Carlo Cecere, composer on this day in history.  

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

Nov 16   On this day in history cornelis Evertsen, mutineer/ltalian-admiral of Zeeland, dies at 64  

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

Dec 17   On this day in history chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer  

Dec 28   Pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59 in the year 1706.  

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (d. 1751)  

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

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

Feb 12   On this day in history 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   George Pocock, British admiral (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 21   On this day in history death of adrien Baillet, French scholar and critic (b. 1649)  

Jan 26   On this day in history guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59  

Jan 29   Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1638) died on this day in history.  

Feb 27   In the year 1706 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 in the year 1706.  

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)