{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1704

Jan 01 Soame Jenyns, English writer (d. 1787) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 12 In the year 1704 birth of charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (d. 1772)  

Feb 24 In the year 1704 birth of hubert Renotte, composer  

Feb 28 In the year 1704 birth of louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760)  

Apr 10 On this day in history birth of benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766)  

May 07 On this day in history birth of carl Heinrich Graun, composer  

Jun 04 In the year 1704 birth of benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (d. 1776)  

Jun 11 In the year 1704 birth of jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer  

Jun 17 John Kay, English inventor (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 22 John Taylor, English classical scholar (d. 1766) was born in the year 1704.  

Jun 24 In the year 1704 birth of jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, French writer (d. 1771)  

Jul 15 August Gottlieb Spangenberg, founder of Moravian Church in N America was born in the year 1704.  

Jul 16 John Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle was born on this day in history.  

Jul 31 Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer) was born in the year 1704.  

Aug 13 Lorenzo Fago, composer was born on this day in history.  

Oct 02 In the year 1704 birth of frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer  

Oct 09 Ján Andrej Segner, Slovak and German mathematician, physicist, and physician (d. 1777) was born in the year 1704.  

Oct 17 On this day in history birth of willem Bentinck, orangist  

Oct 29 John Byng, British admiral (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 01 On this day in history birth of paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (d. 1779)  

Nov 10 Carlo Zuccari, composer was born in the year 1704.  

Nov 17 Salomeja Neris, [S Bacinskaite-Buciene], Latvian poet was born in the year 1704.  

Nov 28 Jacob Mossel, governor-general (Dutch East Indies) was born in the year 1704.  

Dec 08 Anton de Haen, medical expert (Ratio Medendi) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 21 On this day in history willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83  

Feb 02 Guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62 on this day in history.  

Feb 23 Georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Feb 24 Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies in the year 1704.  

Mar 17 Menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Apr 08 In the year 1704 death of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624)  

Apr 10 In the year 1704 death of william Egon of Fürstenberg, Bishop of Strassburg (b. 1629)  

Apr 12 John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76 on this day in history.