Famous Deaths In 1704

Jan 21 On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1704.  

Apr 08 Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624) died on this day in history.  

Apr 10 On this day in history death of william Egon of Fürstenberg, Bishop of Strassburg (b. 1629)  

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

May 03 In the year 1704 heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59  

May 13 On this day in history death of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (b. 1632)  

Jun 18 Tom Brown, English satirist (b. 1662) died on this day in history.  

Jun 30 In the year 1704 death of john Quelch, a pirate was hanged (b. 1665)  

Jul 03 Sophia Alekseyevna, regent of Russia (b. 1657) died in the year 1704.  

Jul 17 Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer died on this day in history.  

Jul 20 In the year 1704 death of peregrine White, first English child born in the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1620)  

Aug 14 On this day in history death of roland Laporte, French Protestant leader (b. 1675)  

Oct 01 On this day in history cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44  

Oct 28 In the year 1704 john Locke, English philosopher (2 treatises of govt), dies at 72  

Nov 04 On this day in history death of andreas Acoluthus, German orientalist (b. 1654)  

Nov 20 On this day in history death of charles Plumier, French botanist (b. 1646)  

Jan 01 Soame Jenyns, English writer (d. 1787) was born in the year 1704.  

Feb 12 Charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (d. 1772) was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 28 Louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 10 Benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jun 04 Benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (d. 1776) was born in the year 1704.  

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