Famous Deaths Happened In 1704

Jan 21 Willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83 in the year 1704.  

Feb 02 Guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62 in the year 1704.  

Feb 23 Georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50 in the year 1704.  

Feb 24 On this day in history marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies  

Mar 17 On this day in history menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63  

Apr 08 Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624) died in the year 1704.  

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

Apr 12 On this day in history john Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76  

May 03 Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1704.  

Jun 30 On this day in history death of john Quelch, a pirate was hanged (b. 1665)  

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 Peregrine White, first English child born in the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1620) died in the year 1704.  

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

Oct 01 Cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 04 Andreas Acoluthus, German orientalist (b. 1654) died on this day in history.  

Nov 20 In the year 1704 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 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 In the year 1704 birth of benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766)  

May 07 In the year 1704 birth of carl Heinrich Graun, composer  

Jun 04 Benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (d. 1776) was born on this day in history.  

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