Historical Events 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   Hubert Renotte, composer in the year 1704.   

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

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   Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 40, kidnap 100 in the year 1704.   

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

Feb 29   On this day in history french & Indians attack Deerfield, Mass, kill 50, abduct 100   

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

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

Apr 17   In the year 1704 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 on this day in history.   

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   Elias Neau forms school for slaves in New York on this day in history.   

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   August Gottlieb Spangenberg, founder of Moravian Church in N America in the year 1704.   

Jul 16   John Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle in the year 1704.   

Jul 17   Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer in the year 1704.   

Jul 24   English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar in the year 1704.   

Jul 24   Great Britain takes Gibralter from Spain in the year 1704.   

Jul 31   Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer) on this day in history.   

Aug 02   Duke of Marlborough beats French & Bavarians at Blenheim on this day in history.   

Aug 03   In the year 1704 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 in the year 1704.   

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

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

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

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

Feb 28   On this day in history 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   In the year 1704 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   

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

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   In the year 1704 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 on this day in history.   

Apr 10   William Egon of Fürstenberg, Bishop of Strassburg (b. 1629) died on this day in history.   

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