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Died on Thursday February 11, 1706
- Adriaan Gasparis Hultermans (43), Baarle Nassau
- Maria Maria Dierck Mattheussen Matheuwis Ariens Theuwsen, Mierlo
- Geertruij van der Gaag, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Judith Ermengarde van Schuren Vrouwe van Hagen (70)
- alart van laer (66)
- Dionijs Theunisz Terlouw (67), Goudriaan
- Maaike Ariens van Yperen, Leerdam
- Claes Alles (Claas, Klaas) Reitsma (73), Hardegarijp, Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Fernando Duran y Chavez (60), Taos, Taos, New Mexico, Verenigde Staten
- Margriet FOCANUS, 's-Gravenhage
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 11, 1706 at Delpher
Born on February 11
- 1649 » William Carstares, Scottish minister and academic († 1715)
- 1657 » Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, French poet and playwright († 1757)
- 1708 » Egidio Duni, Italian composer († 1775)
- 1764 » Joseph Chénier, French poet and playwright († 1811)
- 1776 » Ioannis Kapodistrias, Greek politician, 1st Governor of Greece († 1831)
- 1800 » Henry Fox Talbot, English photographer and politician, invented the calotype († 1877)
- 1802 » Lydia Maria Child, American journalist, author, and activist († 1880)
- 1805 » Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, Native American-French Canadian explorer († 1866)
- 1812 » Alexander H. Stephens, American lawyer and politician, Vice President of the Confederate States of America († 1883)
- 1813 » Otto Ludwig, German author, playwright, and critic († 1865)
Died on February 11
- 1626 » Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1548)
- 1650 » René Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1596)
- 1755 » Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist, playwright, and critic (b. 1675)
- 1763 » William Shenstone, English poet and gardener (b. 1714)
- 1795 » Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer (b. 1740)
- 1829 » Alexander Griboyedov, Russian poet, playwright, and composer (b. 1795)
- 1862 » Elizabeth Siddal, English poet and artist's model (b. 1829)
- 1868 » Léon Foucault, French physicist and academic (b. 1819)
- 1898 » Félix María Zuloaga, Mexican general and unconstitutional interim president (1858 and 1860-1862) (b. 1813)
- 1901 » Milan I of Serbia (b. 1855)
Names that were popular for boys in 1706
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Joseph
- Gerrit
- Jansz
- John
- Johann
Names that were popular for girls in 1706
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Anne
- Johanna
- Mary
- Van
- Jans
- Grietje
- Elizabeth
- Jeanne
- Neeltje
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.