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 on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1706.   

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   In the year 1706 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 03   Johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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   Giovanni Battista Martini, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 29   On this day in history 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   On this day in history pierre Lyonet, zoologist/cryptologist (Anatomy of Wilgehoutrups)   

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

Sep 20   In the year 1706 franz Habermann, composer   

Sep 20   Pierre Verdier, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Sep 21   On this day in history jacob Wilhelm Lustig, composer   

Sep 24   In the year 1706 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   Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (opera's buffa) in the year 1706.   

Oct 26   In the year 1706 andreas Werkmeister, composer, dies at 60   

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   On this day in history cornelis Evertsen, mutineer/ltalian-admiral of Zeeland, dies at 64   

Dec 09   Pedro II, king of Portugal (1683-1706), dies at 58 in the year 1706.   

Dec 17   In the year 1706 chôtelet, la belle Emilie, French writer   

Dec 28   Pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59 in the year 1706.   

Jan 07   Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (d. 1751) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer/statesman/wit/inventor was born on this day in history.   

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   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   Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780) was born in the year 1706.   

Jan 21   On this day in history death of adrien Baillet, French scholar and critic (b. 1649)   

Jan 26   Guillaume Poitevin, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1706.   

Jan 29   In the year 1706 death of charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1638)   

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

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

Mar 03   Johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52 in the year 1706.   

Mar 09   In the year 1706 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)