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

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

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   In the year 1706 battle at Fraustadt: Swedish army beats Russia/Saksen   

Feb 27   On this day in history 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   In the year 1706 johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52   

Apr 19   Galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist leader, dies on this day in history.   

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

Apr 29   In the year 1706 emperor Jozef I becomes monarch of Cologne/Bavaria   

May 23   Battle of Ramillies-Marlborough defeats French; 17,000 killed in the year 1706.   

Jun 10   On this day in history 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   On this day in history romanus Weichlein, composer, dies at 53   

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

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

Sep 21   Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer in the year 1706.   

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- ) in the year 1706.   

Oct 18   In the year 1706 baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buffa)   

Oct 26   Andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Nov 07   Carlo Cecere, composer in the year 1706.   

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

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

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

Apr 24   In the year 1706 birth of giovanni Battista Martini, composer   

May 17   Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780) was born in the year 1706.   

Jan 21   Adrien Baillet, French scholar and critic (b. 1649) died in the year 1706.   

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

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 in the year 1706.   

Mar 01   In the year 1706 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 in the year 1706.   

Mar 09   On this day in history 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.