Historical Events In 1706

Jan 17   In the year 1706 benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor   

Jan 17   On this day in history the birth of Benjamin Franklin, American statesman and scientist   

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

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

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

Feb 13   Battle at Fraustadt Swedish army beats Russia/Saksen on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Battle at Fraustadt: Swedish army beats Russia/Saksen in the year 1706.   

Feb 27   John Evelyn, diarist, dies in the year 1706.   

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

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

Mar 09   On this day in history 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   Emperor Jozef I becomes monarch of Cologne/Bavaria in the year 1706.   

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   Pierre Lyonet, zoologist/cryptologist (Anatomy of Wilgehoutrups) on this day in history.   

Sep 08   Romanus Weichlein, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Sep 20   On this day in history 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   On this day in history treaty of Altranstädt: Charles XII of Sweden & August II of Saksen   

Oct 06   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Dec 17   Chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor   

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

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

Mar 04   Lauritz de Thurah, Danish architect and architectural writer (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 06   George Pocock, British admiral (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.   

Apr 24   Giovanni Battista Martini, composer was born in the year 1706.   

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   Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1638) died in the year 1706.   

Feb 27   In the year 1706 john Evelyn, diarist, dies   

Mar 01   In the year 1706 death of heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German field marshal and Governor of Berlin (b. 1632)   

Mar 03   On this day in history johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52   

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

Apr 10   On this day in history death of arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (b. 1666)