Historical Events In 1706

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

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 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 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 19   In the year 1706 galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist leader, dies   

Apr 24   In the year 1706 giovanni Battista Martini, composer   

Apr 29   Emperor Jozef I becomes monarch of Cologne/Bavaria in the year 1706.   

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   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   Franz Habermann, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

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- ) on this day in history.   

Oct 18   Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buffa) in the year 1706.   

Oct 26   Andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1706.   

Nov 07   Carlo Cecere, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

Dec 28   Pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59 in the year 1706.   

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 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   On this day in history birth of george Pocock, British admiral (d. 1792)   

Apr 24   Giovanni Battista Martini, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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