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April 22, 1706Born on Friday April 23, 1706
- Heijlken van Groenendael, Veghel († 1730)
- Joanna Adriaen Jan de Bruijn, Klein-Zundert, Staats-Brabant, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden
- Jean Georges KIEFFER, Habsheim, 68, Haut Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE
- Janne LE GUERRER, Saint-Avé,56890,Morbihan,Bretagne,FRANCE († 1707)
- Anna Maria Kremers, Susteren
- Jan van Hoogstraten, Dordrecht
- Joannes van den Borren, Oostelbeers
- Joannes de Jongh, Poppel, Antwerpen, Belgium
- ANNE MARIE WAEGEMANS, LEUVEN PAROCHIE SINT PIETER († 1782)
- Dorothy "Dolly" Hayes, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT († 1761)
Died on Friday April 23, 1706
- Maria Adrianus Boermans (31), Veghel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Engeltie van Bylevelt
- Ahlert von Häfen (14), Jade, Niedersachsen, Duitsland
- Leger CLAUDON (50), Xanrey,57170,Moselle,Lorraine,FRANCE
- Johan Rudolf Graaf van Saurau Vrijheer van Ligist (44)
- Marguerite Beaudry (41), Champlain, Quebec, Canada
- Vilhelmine Ernestine af Danmark (55), Schloß Lichtenburg, Prettin, Annaburg, Allemagne
- Marie D'ASSIER DES BROSSES (69)
- Joannes Guilleaume Dukers (26), Melen
- Marguerite Baudry (41), Champlain
Born on April 23
- 1621 » William Penn, English admiral and politician († 1670)
- 1628 » Johannes Hudde, Dutch mathematician and politician († 1704)
- 1661 » Issachar Berend Lehmann, German-Jewish banker, merchant and diplomat († 1730)
- 1715 » Johann Friedrich Doles, German composer and conductor († 1797)
- 1720 » Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi and author († 1797)
- 1744 » Princess Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön († 1770)
- 1748 » Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, French physician and anatomist († 1794)
- 1791 » James Buchanan, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 15th President of the United States († 1868)
- 1792 » Thomas Romney Robinson, Irish astronomer and physicist († 1882)
- 1794 » Wei Yuan, Chinese scholar and author († 1856)
Died on April 23
- 1605 » Boris Godunov, Russian ruler (b. 1551)
- 1616 » William Shakespeare, English playwright and poet (b. 1564)
- 1625 » Maurice, Prince of Orange (b. 1567)
- 1695 » Henry Vaughan, Welsh poet and author (b. 1621)
- 1702 » Margaret Fell, English religious leader, founded the Religious Society of Friends (b. 1614)
- 1781 » James Abercrombie, Scottish general and politician (b. 1706)
- 1784 » Solomon I of Imereti (b. 1735)
- 1792 » Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and author (b. 1741)
- 1794 » Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French lawyer and politician (b. 1721)
- 1827 » Georgios Karaiskakis, Greek general (b. 1780)
Names that were popular for boys in 1706
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Johann
- Gerrit
- John
- Dirk
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1706
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Johanna
- Mary
- Anne
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Neeltje
- Jannetje
- Trijntje
- Lijsbeth
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1706
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- February 3 » During the Battle of Fraustadt Swedish forces defeat a superior Saxon-Polish-Russian force by deploying a double envelopment.
- May 23 » John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, defeats a French army under Marshal François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy at the Battle of Ramillies.
- July 22 » The Acts of Union 1707 are agreed upon by commissioners from the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, which, when passed by each countries' Parliaments, led to the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- September 7 » War of the Spanish Succession: Siege of Turin ends, leading to the withdrawal of French forces from North Italy.