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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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   Vienna's Wiener Stadtbank established in the year 1706.   

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

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   Emperor Jozef I becomes monarch of Cologne/Bavaria on this day in history.   

May 23   Battle of Ramillies-Marlborough defeats French; 17,000 killed in the year 1706.   

Jun 10   John Dollond, owner of 1st patent for achromatic lens on this day in history.   

Jul 21   In the year 1706 pierre Lyonet, zoologist/cryptologist (Anatomy of Wilgehoutrups)   

Sep 08   On this day in history romanus Weichlein, composer, dies at 53   

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 in the year 1706.   

Oct 06   On this day in history pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- )   

Oct 18   Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buffa) on this day in history.   

Oct 26   Andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Nov 07   In the year 1706 carlo Cecere, composer   

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

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   In the year 1706 pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59   

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   On this day in history birth of john Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor)   

Feb 12   In the year 1706 birth of josef Christian, German sculptor   

Mar 04   In the year 1706 birth of lauritz de Thurah, Danish architect and architectural writer (d. 1759)   

Mar 06   In the year 1706 birth of george Pocock, British admiral (d. 1792)   

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

May 17   On this day in history birth of andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780)   

Jan 21   Adrien Baillet, French scholar and critic (b. 1649) died on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 01   Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German field marshal and Governor of Berlin (b. 1632) died in the year 1706.   

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

Mar 09   Johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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