1706
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| Centuries: | 17th century - 18th century - 19th century |
| Decades: | 1670s 1680s 1690s - 1700s - 1710s 1720s 1730s |
| Years: | 1703 1704 1705 - 1706 - 1707 1708 1709 |
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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.
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[edit] Events of 1706
[edit] January - June
- March 27 - Concluding that Emperor Iyasus I of Ethiopia has abdicated by retiring to a monastery, a council of high officials appoint Tekle Haymanot I Emperor of Ethiopia.
- May 23 - War of Spanish Succession - Battle of Ramillies: English, Dutch, and German troops defeat the French.
[edit] July - December
- September 7 - War of Spanish Succession - Battle of Turin: Forces of Austria and Savoy defeat the French.
- November 5 - The Dublin Gazette publishes its first edition.
[edit] Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1706 MDCCVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2459 |
| Armenian calendar | 1155 ԹՎ ՌՃԾԵ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -138 – -137 |
| Berber calendar | 2656 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2250 |
| Burmese calendar | 1068 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7214 – 7215 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙酉年十一月十七日 (4342/4402-11-17) — to —
丙戌年十一月廿七日(4343/4403-11-27) |
| Coptic calendar | 1422 – 1423 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1698 – 1699 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5466 – 5467 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1761 – 1762 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1628 – 1629 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4807 – 4808 |
| Holocene calendar | 11706 |
| Iranian calendar | 1084 – 1085 |
| Islamic calendar | 1117 – 1118 |
| Japanese calendar | Hōei 3 (宝永3年) |
| Korean calendar | 4039 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2249 |
- January 7 - Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (d. 1751)
- January 17 - Benjamin Franklin, American (d. 1790)
- January 28 - John Baskerville, English printer (d. 1775)
- March 6 - Sir George Pocock, British admiral (d. 1792)
- April 24 - Giovanni Battista Martini, Italian musician (d. 1784)
- May 17 - Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (d. 1780)
- May 20 - Seth Pomeroy, American gunsmith and soldier (d. 1777)
- June 10 - John Dollond, English optician (d. 1761)
- October 18 - Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (d. 1785)
- November 8 - Johann Ulrich von Cramer, German judge and philosopher (d. 1772)
- December 17 - Emilie du Chatelet, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1749)
- date unknown - James Abercrombie, British general (d. 1781)
[edit] Deaths
- January 21 - Adrien Baillet, French scholar and critic (b. 1649)
- January 29 - Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1638)
- February 27 - John Evelyn, English writer, gardener and diarist (b. 1620)
- March 1 - Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German field marshal and Governor of Berlin (b. 1632)
- March 3 - Johann Pachelbel, German composer (b. 1653)
- April 10 - Arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (b. 1666)
- August 23 - Edward Nott, British Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1654)
- September 9 - Ferdinand de Marsin, Marshal of France (mortally wounded at the battle of Turin) (born 1656)
- October 13 - Iyasus I of Ethiopia (b. 1682)
- November 15 - Tsangyang Gyatso, 6th Dalai Lama (b. 1683)
- December 9 - Peter II of Portugal (b. 1648)
- December 28 - Pierre Bayle, French philosopher (b. 1647)
