Historical Events In 1706
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
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 On this day in history guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59
Jan 28 On this day in history john Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor)
Feb 12 Josef Christian, German sculptor in the year 1706.
Feb 13 On this day in history battle at Fraustadt Swedish army beats Russia/Saksen
Feb 13 Battle at Fraustadt: Swedish army beats Russia/Saksen on this day in history.
Feb 27 In the year 1706 john Evelyn, diarist, dies
Mar 03 Johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52 in the year 1706.
Mar 08 On this day in history vienna's Wiener Stadtbank established
Mar 09 On this day in history 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 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 On this day in history romanus Weichlein, composer, dies at 53
Sep 20 In the year 1706 franz Habermann, composer
Sep 20 On this day in history pierre Verdier, composer, dies at 79
Sep 21 Jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer on this day in history.
Sep 24 In the year 1706 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 In the year 1706 baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buffa)
Oct 26 Andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.
Nov 07 On this day in history carlo Cecere, composer
Nov 13 Godfried Schalcken, painter/etcher/engraver, dies on this day in history.
Nov 16 In the year 1706 cornelis Evertsen, mutineer/ltalian-admiral of Zeeland, dies at 64
Dec 09 On this day in history pedro II, king of Portugal (1683-1706), dies at 58
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