Historical Events In 1704

Jan 21   In the year 1704 willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83   

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   On this day in history elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in New York NY   

Feb 28   Elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in NYC on this day in history.   

Feb 28   In the year 1704 indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 40, kidnap 100   

Feb 29   In the year 1704 french & Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 50, abduct 100   

Feb 29   French & Indians attack Deerfield, Mass, kill 50, abduct 100 in the year 1704.   

Mar 17   Menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63 in the year 1704.   

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

Apr 17   On this day in history 1st successful US newspaper; published in Boston by John Campbell   

Apr 24   "Boston News-Letter," 1st successful newspaper in US, forms in the year 1704.   

Apr 24   In the year 1704 boston News-Letter, first successful newspaper in US, established   

May 01   Boston Newsletter publishes 1st newspaper ad in the year 1704.   

May 01   Boston Newsletter publishes first newspaper ad in the year 1704.   

May 03   Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59 in the year 1704.   

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

May 20   In the year 1704 elias Neau forms school for slaves in New York   

May 20   On this day in history elias Neau forms school for slaves in NY   

Jun 11   Jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer in the year 1704.   

Jul 12   In the year 1704 stanislaw Leszcynski becomes king of part of Poland   

Jul 15   On this day in history august Gottlieb Spangenberg, founder of Moravian Church in N America   

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

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   In the year 1704 great Britain takes Gibralter from Spain   

Jul 31   In the year 1704 gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer)   

Aug 02   On this day in history duke of Marlborough beats French & Bavarians at Blenheim   

Aug 03   English/Dutch fleet under Rooke/Callenburgh occupy Gibraltar in the year 1704.   

Aug 04   On this day in history war of Spanish Succession, English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar   

Aug 13   On this day in history english defeat French at Battle of Blenheim   

Aug 13   On this day in history french & Bavarian forces were routed by a combined British, German & Dutch army at Blenheim, Germany   

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Jan 01   In the year 1704 birth of soame Jenyns, English writer (d. 1787)   

Feb 12   On this day in history birth of charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (d. 1772)   

Feb 24   On this day in history birth of hubert Renotte, composer   

Feb 28   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer   

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

Feb 02   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1704.   

Apr 08   On this day in history death of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624)   

Apr 10   William Egon of Fürstenberg, Bishop of Strassburg (b. 1629) died in the year 1704.   

Apr 12   John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76 in the year 1704.