1706
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| Years: | 1703 1704 1705 – 1706 – 1707 1708 1709 |
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1706 Media
May 23: Duke of Marlborough leads troops to victory in Spanish Netherlands in Battle of Ramillies
Lauritz de Thurah born 4 March
Andrew Oliver born 28 March
Drawing by Jelgersma, Special Collections Leiden University Library
King Peter II of Portugal
Le cardinal Barbarigo
1706 (MDCCVI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1706th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 706th year of the 2nd millennium, the 6th year of the 18th century, and the 7th year of the 1700s decade. As of the start of 1706, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
- September 7 – War of Spanish Succession – The armies of Austria and Savoy defeat the French army at the Battle of Turin.
Births
- January 17 – Benjamin Franklin, American philosopher, founding father and inventor (d. 1790)
Deaths
- March 3 – Johann Pachelbel, German composer (b. 1653)
- December 9 – King Peter II of Portugal (b. 1648)