Historical Events In 1706

Jan 17   Benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor on this day in history.   

Jan 17   The birth of Benjamin Franklin, American statesman and scientist on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 12   Josef Christian, German sculptor on this day in history.   

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   John Evelyn, diarist, dies in the year 1706.   

Mar 03   In the year 1706 johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52   

Mar 08   In the year 1706 vienna's Wiener Stadtbank established   

Mar 09   Johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Apr 19   Galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist leader, dies in the year 1706.   

Apr 24   In the year 1706 giovanni Battista Martini, composer   

Apr 29   Emperor Jozef I becomes monarch of Cologne/Bavaria on this day in history.   

May 23   On this day in history battle of Ramillies-Marlborough defeats French; 17,000 killed   

Jun 10   John Dollond, owner of 1st patent for achromatic lens in the year 1706.   

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   In the year 1706 franz Habermann, composer   

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

Sep 21   Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 24   Treaty of Altranstädt: Charles XII of Sweden & August II of Saksen in the year 1706.   

Oct 06   On this day in history pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- )   

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

Oct 26   On this day in history andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60   

Nov 07   In the year 1706 carlo Cecere, composer   

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

Nov 16   Cornelis Evertsen, mutineer/ltalian-admiral of Zeeland, dies at 64 in the year 1706.   

Dec 09   In the year 1706 pedro II, king of Portugal (1683-1706), dies at 58   

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   John Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 12   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1706.   

Jan 26   Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Jan 29   In the year 1706 death of charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1638)   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 03   Johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52 in the year 1706.   

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 on this day in history.