Historical Events In 1706

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

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

Jan 26   In the year 1706 guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59   

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

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

Feb 27   John Evelyn, diarist, dies on this day in history.   

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

Mar 08   Vienna's Wiener Stadtbank established in the year 1706.   

Mar 09   Johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52 in the year 1706.   

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

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

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

May 23   In the year 1706 battle of Ramillies-Marlborough defeats French; 17,000 killed   

Jun 10   John Dollond, owner of 1st patent for achromatic lens on this day in history.   

Jul 21   On this day in history pierre Lyonet, zoologist/cryptologist (Anatomy of Wilgehoutrups)   

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   Pierre Verdier, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1706.   

Sep 21   On this day in history jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer   

Sep 24   Treaty of Altranstädt: Charles XII of Sweden & August II of Saksen on this day in history.   

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   Carlo Cecere, composer in the year 1706.   

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 in the year 1706.   

Dec 09   Pedro II, king of Portugal (1683-1706), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Dec 17   Chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer in the year 1706.   

Dec 28   On this day in history 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   John Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor) was born in the year 1706.   

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

Mar 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780)   

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

Jan 26   Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1706.   

Jan 29   On this day in history 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   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   Johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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