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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • NNC9204-1706 or NN9423 is a GLP-1/GIP/glucagon receptor triple agonist developed by Novo Nordisk. It was evaluated in a clinical trial; adverse effects...
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  • article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1706. April 8 – George Farquhar's Restoration comedy The Recruiting Officer is...
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  • 1700 1701 1702 1703 1704 1705 1706 1707 1708 1709 1710 1711 1712 1713 1714 1715 1716 … In literature 1703 1704 1705 1706 1707 1708 1709 Art Archaeology...
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    reduced to a fourth rate in 1697. Dreadnought was rebuilt at Blackwall in 1706 as a fourth rate of 60 guns. She was enlarged in 1722, and converted into...
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    The siege of Xàtiva was a siege of Xàtiva in the Kingdom of Valencia. It took place between 8 May and 6 June 1707 during the War of the Spanish Succession...
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  • 1700s BC (decade) (redirect from 1706 BC)
    Civilization Jie of Xia, last ruler of the Xia Dynasty, begins ruling around 1706 BC Lila-Ir-Tash, king of the Elamite Empire Rim-Sin I, king of the city-state...
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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 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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    The Swedish invasion of Poland (1701–1706), also known as Charles XII's invasion of Poland or the Polish front of the Great Northern War, was a conflict...
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    Jonas Shish and launched in 1670. She was rebuilt at Chatham Dockyard in 1706 as a 100-gun first rate. In 1721 London was enlarged slightly, giving her...
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    This is a list of acts of the Parliament of England for the year 1706. For acts passed during the period 1707–1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament...
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  • The siege of Alcántara was a siege between Allied and French forces in 1706, as part of the War of the Spanish Succession. Lord Galway led a force of British...
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    Lichfield Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, one of only three cathedrals in the United Kingdom with three spires...
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    1977 "WOW" Signal". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. arXiv:1706.04642. Bibcode:2017arXiv170604642P. Archived from the original on June 15...
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    Blondel, 1672 Dôme des Invalides, Paris, by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, 1677–1706 Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles, 1678–1684 Garden façade of the...
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    Achd an Aonaidh) were two Acts of Parliament: the Union with Scotland Act 1706 passed by the Parliament of England, and the Union with England Act 1707...
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    in early 1706 to negotiate the terms of a union. The articles of union approved by the commissioners were presented to Anne on 23 July 1706 and ratified...
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    advantage in the early stages, but were forced onto the defensive after 1706. Although the Allies continued to advance in northern France, by 1709 Philip...
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    the Articles of Union. The details of the Treaty were agreed on 22 July 1706, and separate Acts of Union were then passed by the parliaments of England...
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  • Events from the year 1706 in Denmark. Monarch – Frederick IV Grand Chancellor – Conrad von Reventlow 16 January – Stege Pharmacy is established in the...
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  • The civil war in Poland was a military conflict from 1704 to 1706, and a part of a larger European conflict, the Great Northern War. It focused on the...
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    The siege of Turin took place from June to September 1706, during the War of the Spanish Succession. A French army led by Louis de la Feuillade besieged...
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    longest-standing ratepayer, having occupied the same premises on the Strand since 1706. Twinings tea varieties include black tea, green tea and herbal teas, along...
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