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) on this day in history.   

Feb 12   In the year 1706 josef Christian, German sculptor   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   Battle of Ramillies-Marlborough defeats French; 17,000 killed in the year 1706.   

Jun 10   In the year 1706 john Dollond, owner of 1st patent for achromatic lens   

Jul 21   Pierre Lyonet, zoologist/cryptologist (Anatomy of Wilgehoutrups) in the year 1706.   

Sep 08   In the year 1706 romanus Weichlein, composer, dies at 53   

Sep 20   Franz Habermann, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 20   In the year 1706 pierre Verdier, composer, dies at 79   

Sep 21   Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer in the year 1706.   

Sep 24   In the year 1706 treaty of Altranstädt: Charles XII of Sweden & August II of Saksen   

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

Oct 18   In the year 1706 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   Godfried Schalcken, painter/etcher/engraver, dies in the year 1706.   

Nov 16   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of josef Christian, German sculptor   

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   In the year 1706 birth of giovanni Battista Martini, composer   

May 17   Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 21   On this day in history death of adrien Baillet, French scholar and critic (b. 1649)   

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 10   Arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (b. 1666) died on this day in history.