Year by year · 18th century

1706

1706 in world history: 6 events, 4 births and 5 deaths. 1,210 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. Battle

    Battle of Ramillies

    The Battle of Ramillies was fought on 23 May 1706 near the village of Ramillies in Brabant, in present-day Belgium, during the War of the Spanish Succession.

  2. Siege

    Siege of Turin

    The Siege of Turin was the French attempt in 1706 to capture the capital of Victor Amadeus II of Savoy during the War of the Spanish Succession.

  3. Treaty · Peace

    Treaty of Altranstädt (1706)

    The Treaty of Altranstädt of 24 September 1706, made near Leipzig during the Great Northern War, ended Saxon participation in the war after Charles XII of Sweden invaded Saxony.

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In the profiles

  • Kongo EmpireBeatriz Kimpa Vita, leader of the Antonian movement, is executed
  • Duchy of SavoyVictor Amadeus II and Prince Eugene relieve the Siege of Turin
  • ComancheriaSpanish records first mention the Comanche, allied with the Utes, near Taos

Born in 1706 4

Died in 1706 5

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