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   Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1706.   

Jan 28   John Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor) on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Josef Christian, German sculptor in the year 1706.   

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

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   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 on this day in history.   

Apr 19   In the year 1706 galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist leader, dies   

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   On this day in history battle of Ramillies-Marlborough defeats French; 17,000 killed   

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   In the year 1706 franz Habermann, composer   

Sep 20   On this day in history pierre Verdier, composer, dies at 79   

Sep 21   In the year 1706 jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer   

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

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

Jan 28   In the year 1706 birth of john Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor)   

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

Mar 04   On this day in history 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   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   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   John Evelyn, diarist, dies on this day in history.   

Mar 01   On this day in history death of heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German field marshal and Governor of Berlin (b. 1632)   

Mar 03   Johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Mar 09   In the year 1706 johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52   

Apr 10   Arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (b. 1666) died in the year 1706.