Historical Events In 1706
Sunday, 16 February 2025
Jan 17 In the year 1706 benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor
Jan 17 On this day in history the birth of Benjamin Franklin, American statesman and scientist
Jan 26 Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.
Jan 28 On this day in history john Baskerville, English printer (typeface inventor)
Feb 12 On this day in history josef Christian, German sculptor
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 John Evelyn, diarist, dies in the year 1706.
Mar 03 Johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52 on this day in history.
Mar 08 On this day in history vienna's Wiener Stadtbank established
Mar 09 Johann Pachelbel, German organist/composer, dies at 52 in the year 1706.
Apr 19 In the year 1706 galenus Abrahamsz de Haen, Dutch baptist leader, dies
Apr 24 In the year 1706 giovanni Battista Martini, composer
Apr 29 In the year 1706 emperor Jozef I becomes monarch of Cologne/Bavaria
May 23 On this day in history 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 In the year 1706 pierre Lyonet, zoologist/cryptologist (Anatomy of Wilgehoutrups)
Sep 08 In the year 1706 romanus Weichlein, composer, dies at 53
Sep 20 Franz Habermann, composer in the year 1706.
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 On this day in history treaty of Altranstädt: Charles XII of Sweden & August II of Saksen
Oct 06 On this day in history pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- )
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 In the year 1706 carlo Cecere, composer
Nov 13 Godfried Schalcken, painter/etcher/engraver, dies in the year 1706.
Nov 16 Cornelis Evertsen, mutineer/ltalian-admiral of Zeeland, dies at 64 in the year 1706.
Dec 09 In the year 1706 pedro II, king of Portugal (1683-1706), dies at 58
Dec 17 In the year 1706 chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer
Dec 28 Pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59 on this day in history.