Historical Events In 1704
Saturday, 07 September 2024
Jan 21 Willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83 on this day in history.
Feb 02 In the year 1704 guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62
Feb 23 In the year 1704 georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50
Feb 24 Hubert Renotte, composer on this day in history.
Feb 24 Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies in the year 1704.
Feb 28 Elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in New York NY in the year 1704.
Feb 28 Elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in NYC in the year 1704.
Feb 28 In the year 1704 indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 40, kidnap 100
Feb 29 French & Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 50, abduct 100 in the year 1704.
Feb 29 French & Indians attack Deerfield, Mass, kill 50, abduct 100 on this day in history.
Mar 17 Menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63 on this day in history.
Apr 12 In the year 1704 john Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76
Apr 17 1st successful US newspaper; published in Boston by John Campbell in the year 1704.
Apr 24 On this day in history "Boston News-Letter," 1st successful newspaper in US, forms
Apr 24 Boston News-Letter, first successful newspaper in US, established in the year 1704.
May 01 Boston Newsletter publishes 1st newspaper ad on this day in history.
May 01 Boston Newsletter publishes first newspaper ad on this day in history.
May 03 On this day in history heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59
May 07 Carl Heinrich Graun, composer on this day in history.
May 20 Elias Neau forms school for slaves in New York in the year 1704.
May 20 On this day in history elias Neau forms school for slaves in NY
Jun 11 In the year 1704 jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer
Jul 12 Stanislaw Leszcynski becomes king of part of Poland in the year 1704.
Jul 15 In the year 1704 august Gottlieb Spangenberg, founder of Moravian Church in N America
Jul 16 In the year 1704 john Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle
Jul 17 Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer on this day in history.
Jul 24 English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar on this day in history.
Jul 24 On this day in history great Britain takes Gibralter from Spain
Jul 31 Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer) in the year 1704.
Aug 02 Duke of Marlborough beats French & Bavarians at Blenheim in the year 1704.
Aug 03 On this day in history english/Dutch fleet under Rooke/Callenburgh occupy Gibraltar
Aug 04 In the year 1704 war of Spanish Succession, English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar
Aug 13 English defeat French at Battle of Blenheim on this day in history.
Aug 13 In the year 1704 french & Bavarian forces were routed by a combined British, German & Dutch army at Blenheim, Germany
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