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Born on Friday January 29, 1706
- Gerardus Cesarius, Utrecht
- Franciscus Istace - Eustache, Namur,, Namur, Belgique († 1788)
- Grietje Weuijster, Schiedam
- Elijsabeth Outerman, Biggekerke, Zeeland, Nederland
- Catharina Arends Bratt, Schenectady
- Catharina Vermeulen, Belsele,, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1725)
- Godefrida Oomen, Oosterhout
- Geertruida Crul(Krul), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1775)
- Abigail Mix, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut († 1753)
- Carolus PEPERS, Ichtegem, West-Vlaanderen, België
Died on Friday January 29, 1706
- Tobia Maria Benes, Werlte
- Cornelia van Roon, 's-Gravendeel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Charles, 6th Earl of Dorset SACKVILLE (68)
- Elisabeth Linck (70), Hilchenbach, Duitsland
- Thomas Mansfield (42)
- Joannes Anthonisz den Uijl (4), Amersfoort
- Karel Sackville Earl van Dorset (69)
- Hendrik KNOOP (2)
- John Colburn (57), Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
- Gebbeke Bödige (55), Aschendorf
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 29, 1706 at Delpher
Born on January 29
- 1688 » Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish astronomer, philosopher, and theologian († 1772)
- 1711 » Giuseppe Bonno, Austrian composer († 1788)
- 1715 » Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian organist and composer († 1777)
- 1717 » Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, English field marshal and politician, 19th Governor General of Canada († 1797)
- 1718 » Paul Rabaut, French pastor († 1794)
- 1737 » Thomas Paine, prominent for publishing Common Sense (1776), which established him as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States († 1809)
- 1749 » Christian VII of Denmark († 1808)
- 1754 » Moses Cleaveland, American general, lawyer, and politician, founded Cleveland, Ohio († 1806)
- 1756 » Henry Lee III, American general and politician, 9th Governor of Virginia († 1818)
- 1761 » Albert Gallatin, Swiss-American ethnologist, linguist, and politician, 4th United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1849)
Died on January 29
- 1597 » Elias Ammerbach, German organist and composer (b. 1530)
- 1608 » Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557)
- 1647 » Francis Meres, English priest and author (b. 1565)
- 1678 » Jerónimo Lobo, Portuguese missionary and author (b. 1593)
- 1706 » Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1638)
- 1737 » George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, Scottish-English field marshal and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1666)
- 1743 » André-Hercule de Fleury, French cardinal (b. 1653)
- 1763 » Louis Racine, French poet (b. 1692)
- 1820 » George III of the United Kingdom (b. 1738)
- 1829 » Paul François Jean Nicolas, vicomte de Barras, French captain and politician (b. 1755)
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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.