Famous Deaths Happened In 1704

Jan 21 Willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 17 In the year 1704 menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63  

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 In the year 1704 john Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76  

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

May 13 Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (b. 1632) died on this day in history.  

Jun 18 In the year 1704 death of tom Brown, English satirist (b. 1662)  

Jun 30 John Quelch, a pirate was hanged (b. 1665) died in the year 1704.  

Jul 03 Sophia Alekseyevna, regent of Russia (b. 1657) died on this day in history.  

Jul 17 On this day in history death of pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer  

Jul 20 On this day in history death of peregrine White, first English child born in the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1620)  

Aug 14 Roland Laporte, French Protestant leader (b. 1675) died on this day in history.  

Oct 01 Cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44 in the year 1704.  

Oct 28 John Locke, English philosopher (2 treatises of govt), dies at 72 in the year 1704.  

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

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

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

May 07 Carl Heinrich Graun, composer was born in the year 1704.  

Jun 04 On this day in history birth of benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (d. 1776)  

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