Historical Events In 1706

Jan 17   Benjamin Franklin, American statesman and scientist is born.   

Jan 17   Benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor   

Jan 26   Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59.   

Jan 28   John Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor)   

Feb 12   Josef Christian, German sculptor   

Feb 13   Battle at Fraustadt Swedish army beats Russia/Saksen   

Feb 13   Battle at Fraustadt: Swedish army beats Russia/Saksen.   

Feb 27   John Evelyn, diarist, dies   

Mar 03   Johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52   

Mar 08   Vienna's Wiener Stadtbank established.   

Mar 09   Johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52.   

Apr 19   Galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist leader, dies   

Apr 24   Giovanni Battista Martini, composer   

Apr 29   Emperor Jozef I is recorded as becoming monarch of Cologne/Bavaria.   

May 23   Battle of Ramillies-Marlborough defeats French; 17000 killed.   

Jun 10   John Dollond, owner of 1st patent for achromatic lens.   

Jul 21   Pierre Lyonet, zoologist/cryptologist (Anatomy of Wilgehoutrups)   

Sep 08   Romanus Weichlein, composer, dies at 53   

Sep 20   Franz Habermann, composer   

Sep 20   Pierre Verdier, composer, dies at 79   

Sep 21   Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer   

Sep 24   Treaty of Altranstädt: Charles XII of Sweden and August II of Saksen   

Oct 06   Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- ).   

Oct 18   Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buffa).   

Oct 26   Andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60   

Nov 07   Carlo Cecere, composer   

Nov 13   Godfried Schalcken, painter/etcher/engraver, dies   

Nov 16   Cornelis Evertsen, mutineer/ltalian-admiral of Zeeland, dies at 64   

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

Dec 17   Chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer   

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

Jan 07   Johann heinrich zedler: German publisher    

Jan 17   Benjamin franklin: Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor   

Jan 28   John baskerville: English printer (typeface inventor)   

Feb 12   Josef christian: German sculptor   

Mar 04   Lauritz de thurah: Danish architect and architectural writer   

Mar 06   George pocock: British admiral   

Apr 24   Giovanni battista martini: Composer   

May 17   Andreas felix von oefele: German historian and librarian    

Jan 21   Adrien baillet: French scholar and critic (b. 1649)   

Jan 26   Guillaume poitevin: Composer,    

Jan 29   Charles sackville: 6th earl of dorset, english poet and courtier (b. 1638)   

Feb 27   John evelyn: Diarist,   

Mar 01   Heino heinrich graf von flemming: German field marshal and governor of berlin (b. 1632)   

Mar 03   Johann pachelbel: Organist/composer (sterbens-gedancken),   

Mar 09   Johann pachelbel: German organist/composer,    

Apr 10   Arthur chichester: 3rd earl of donegall, irish soldier (b. 1666)