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Born on Thursday December 23, 1706
- Anna Rompen, Simpelveld
- Dominicus Dobbelaere, Ruddervoorde († 1747)
- Jean Jacques BOULAIN, Trédaniel, 22346, Côtes d'Armor, Bretagne, France († 1782)
- Christiane Sibylle Menke († 1759)
- Bastiaen Gladbeek, Rotterdam († 1724)
- Antonia de Vroom, Oud Gastel
- Helena Scouffelen, Stokkem B († 1788)
- Gertrut Neumann, Schönhausen (Elbe),Stendal,Sachsen-Anhalt,Bundesrepublick Deutschland
- Helena Schoffelen, Stokkem (Bel) († 1788)
- Anna MARIA Elisabeth Schulte Kellinghausen, Dorsten, NRW
Died on Thursday December 23, 1706
- Aart Jansz Vrijland, Pernis
- Aart Jansz Vrijland, Poortugaal, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aert Jans Vrijland (44), Pernis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Jan Leendertse van der Quast (42), Woerden
- Aart Jansz Vrijlandt (44)
- Franciscus Wante, Wortegem, Belgium
- Adolf Casper van Ittersum (45)
- Willem Van BUTTEN
- Pieter Fris, Delft
- Hermanus Croes (36), Amsterdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 23, 1706 at Delpher
Born on December 23
- 1689 » Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, French composer († 1755)
- 1690 » Pamheiba, Indian emperor († 1751)
- 1713 » Maruyama Gondazaemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 3rd Yokozuna († 1749)
- 1732 » Richard Arkwright, English businessman and inventor, invented the Water frame and Spinning frame († 1792)
- 1745 » John Jay, American jurist and politician, 1st Chief Justice of the United States († 1829)
- 1750 » Frederick Augustus I of Saxony († 1827)
- 1758 » Nathan Wilson, American soldier and politician († 1834)
- 1766 » Wilhelm Hisinger, Swedish physicist and chemist († 1852)
- 1777 » Alexander I of Russia († 1825)
- 1790 » Jean-François Champollion, French philologist, orientalist, and scholar († 1832)
Died on December 23
- 1631 » Michael Drayton, English poet and playwright (b. 1563)
- 1638 » Barbara Longhi, Italian painter (b. 1552)
- 1646 » François Maynard, French poet and academic (b. 1582)
- 1652 » John Cotton, English minister and theologian (b. 1585)
- 1675 » Caesar, duc de Choiseul, French general and diplomat (b. 1602)
- 1722 » Pierre Varignon, French mathematician and academic (b. 1654)
- 1761 » Alastair Ruadh MacDonnell, Scottish spy (b. 1725)
- 1763 » Antoine François Prévost, French novelist and translator (b. 1697)
- 1771 » Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, Canadian nun and saint, founded Grey Nuns (b. 1701)
- 1779 » Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, English admiral and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (b. 1724)
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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.