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    Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1706. 1706 (MDCCVI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on...
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    Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath: a leading writer, scientist, inventor...
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    Events from the year 1706 in Canada. French Monarch: Louis XIV English, Scottish and Irish Monarch: Anne Governor General of New France: Philippe de Rigaud...
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    by Sweden, under Charles XII, and forced out of the alliance in 1700 and 1706 respectively, but rejoined it in 1709 after the defeat of Charles XII at...
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    unsuccessful, the attempt initiated in 1705 led to the Treaty of Union of 1706 being agreed and ratified by both parliaments. On 1 May 1707, the Kingdom...
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    1706 Rittenhouse is a private residence in Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is known for being an expensive residential building, with...
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  • 1691 1692 1693 1694 1695 1696 1697 1698 1699 1700 1701 1702 1703 1704 1705 1706 1707 1708 1709 1710 … In science 1697 1698 1699 1700 1701 1702 1703 Art Archaeology...
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    The 1706 Establishment was the first formal set of dimensions for ships of the Royal Navy. Two previous sets of dimensions had existed before, though these...
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  • The year 1706 in science and technology involved some significant events. William Jones publishes Synopsis palmariorum matheseos or, A New Introduction...
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  • A small squadron of five sailing ships belonging to the Knights of Malta successfully capture a 46-gun Turkish ship carrying over 300 slaves. This is the...
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