Historical Events In 1706

Jan 17   On this day in history benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor   

Jan 17   In the year 1706 the birth of Benjamin Franklin, American statesman and scientist   

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

Feb 13   In the year 1706 battle at Fraustadt: Swedish army beats Russia/Saksen   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 09   In the year 1706 johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52   

Apr 19   On this day in history galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist leader, dies   

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

Apr 29   On this day in history emperor Jozef I becomes monarch of Cologne/Bavaria   

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

Jun 10   In the year 1706 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   On this day in history romanus Weichlein, composer, dies at 53   

Sep 20   Franz Habermann, composer in the year 1706.   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history godfried Schalcken, painter/etcher/engraver, dies   

Nov 16   In the year 1706 cornelis Evertsen, mutineer/ltalian-admiral of Zeeland, dies at 64   

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

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   On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (d. 1751)   

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

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

Feb 12   In the year 1706 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   Giovanni Battista Martini, composer was born on this day in history.   

May 17   In the year 1706 birth of andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780)   

Jan 21   Adrien Baillet, French scholar and critic (b. 1649) died on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.