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 on this day in history.  

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 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   Johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52 on this day in history.  

Mar 08   Vienna's Wiener Stadtbank established in the year 1706.  

Mar 09   On this day in history johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52  

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

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   In the year 1706 john Dollond, owner of 1st patent for achromatic lens  

Jul 21   Pierre Lyonet, zoologist/cryptologist (Anatomy of Wilgehoutrups) in the year 1706.  

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

Sep 20   Franz Habermann, composer in the year 1706.  

Sep 20   Pierre Verdier, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 07   Carlo Cecere, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 13   Godfried Schalcken, painter/etcher/engraver, dies in the year 1706.  

Nov 16   In the year 1706 cornelis Evertsen, mutineer/ltalian-admiral of Zeeland, dies at 64  

Dec 09   On this day in history pedro II, king of Portugal (1683-1706), dies at 58  

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

Dec 28   On this day in history 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   Benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 12   In the year 1706 birth of josef Christian, German sculptor  

Mar 04   In the year 1706 birth of lauritz de Thurah, Danish architect and architectural writer (d. 1759)  

Mar 06   George Pocock, British admiral (d. 1792) was born in the year 1706.  

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

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

Jan 29   On this day in history 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   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)