1706

The year 1706 was a common year which started on a Friday.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	17th century – 18th century – 19th century
Decades:	1670s  1680s  1690s  – 1700s –  1710s  1720s  1730s
Years:	1703 1704 1705 – 1706 – 1707 1708 1709

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)