1706

Centuries:	17th century - 18th century - 19th century
Decades:	1670s 1680s 1690s - 1700s - 1710s 1720s 1730s
Years:	1703 1704 1705 - 1706 - 1707 1708 1709

1706 in topic:
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Art - Literature (Poetry) - Music - Science
Countries: Canada -
England - Mexico - Scotland
Leaders: State leaders - Colonial governors
Category: Establishments - Disestablishments
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Year 1706 (MDCCVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). Year 1706 of the Swedish calendar was a common year starting on Monday, one day ahead of the Julian calendar.

[edit] Events of 1706

March 27 - Concluding that Emperor Iyasus I of Ethiopia had abdicated by retiring to a monastery, a council of high officials appoint Tekle Haymanot I Emperor of Ethiopia.
May 23 - Battle of Ramillies in the War of Spanish Succession - English, Dutch, and German troops defeat the French.

September 7 - The Battle of Turin in the War of Spanish Succession - forces of Austria and Savoy defeat the French.
November 5 - The Dublin Gazette publishes its first edition.

January 7 - Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (died 1751)
January 17 - Benjamin Franklin, American (died 1790)
January 28 - John Baskerville, English printer (died 1775)
March 6 - Sir George Pocock, British admiral (died 1792)
April 24 - Giovanni Battista Martini, Italian musician (died 1784)
May 17 - Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (died 1780)
May 20 - Seth Pomeroy, American gunsmith and soldier (died 1777)
June 10 - John Dollond, English optician (died 1761)
October 18 - Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (died 1785)
November 8 - Johann Ulrich von Cramer, German judge and philosopher (died 1772)
December 17 - Emilie du Chatelet, French mathematician and physicist (died 1749)
date unknown - James Abercrombie, British general (died 1781)