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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 28   In the year 1706 john Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor)   

Feb 12   In the year 1706 josef Christian, German sculptor   

Feb 13   Battle at Fraustadt Swedish army beats Russia/Saksen in the year 1706.   

Feb 13   Battle at Fraustadt: Swedish army beats Russia/Saksen on this day in history.   

Feb 27   John Evelyn, diarist, dies in the year 1706.   

Mar 03   In the year 1706 johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52   

Mar 08   Vienna's Wiener Stadtbank established on this day in history.   

Mar 09   On this day in history johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52   

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

Apr 24   On this day in history giovanni Battista Martini, composer   

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   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 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   Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer in the year 1706.   

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

Oct 06   Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- ) in the year 1706.   

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 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   In the year 1706 chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer   

Dec 28   On this day in history pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59   

Jan 07   In the year 1706 birth of johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (d. 1751)   

Jan 17   Benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor was born in the year 1706.   

Jan 28   In the year 1706 birth of john Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 27   On this day in history john Evelyn, diarist, dies   

Mar 01   In the year 1706 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   On this day in history johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52   

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