Famous Deaths Happened In 1706

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 in the year 1706.  

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

Mar 01 On this day in history death of heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German field marshal and Governor of Berlin (b. 1632)  

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.  

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

Jul 09 On this day in history death of pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, French Canadian sailor and explorer (b. 1661)  

Aug 23 On this day in history death of colonel Edward Nott, Esq., British Crown Governor of Virginia (b. 1654)  

Sep 08 Romanus Weichlein, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 13 In the year 1706 death of iyasus the Great, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1682)  

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

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

Nov 15 In the year 1706 death of tsangyang Gyatso, 6th Dalai Lama (b. 1683)  

Nov 16 Cornelis Evertsen, mutineer/ltalian-admiral of Zeeland, dies at 64 in the year 1706.  

Dec 03 In the year 1706 death of emilie Juliane of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, German countess and hymn writer (b. 1637)  

Dec 09 On this day in history pedro II, king of Portugal (1683-1706), dies at 58  

Dec 28 Pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Jan 07 Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (d. 1751) was born in the year 1706.  

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

Jan 28 John Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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