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 in the year 1706.   

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

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

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

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

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

Feb 27   In the year 1706 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   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   Giovanni Battista Martini, composer in the year 1706.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   Romanus Weichlein, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1706.   

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   In the year 1706 jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer   

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

Oct 06   In the year 1706 pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- )   

Oct 18   On this day in history baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buffa)   

Oct 26   In the year 1706 andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60   

Nov 07   On this day in history carlo Cecere, composer   

Nov 13   In the year 1706 godfried Schalcken, painter/etcher/engraver, dies   

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

Dec 09   In the year 1706 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 on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1706.   

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

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 in the year 1706.   

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

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   Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German field marshal and Governor of Berlin (b. 1632) died in the year 1706.   

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

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

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