Historical Events In 1704

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   Hubert Renotte, composer in the year 1704.   

Feb 24   Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies in the year 1704.   

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

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

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   In the year 1704 french & Indians attack Deerfield, Mass, kill 50, abduct 100   

Mar 17   Menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Apr 24   Boston News-Letter, first successful newspaper in US, established in the year 1704.   

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

May 07   Carl Heinrich Graun, composer on this day in history.   

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

May 20   Elias Neau forms school for slaves in NY on this day in history.   

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

Jul 12   Stanislaw Leszcynski becomes king of part of Poland on this day in history.   

Jul 15   August Gottlieb Spangenberg, founder of Moravian Church in N America on this day in history.   

Jul 16   On this day in history john Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle   

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

Jul 24   On this day in history english & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar   

Jul 24   Great Britain takes Gibralter from Spain on this day in history.   

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

Aug 02   Duke of Marlborough beats French & Bavarians at Blenheim in the year 1704.   

Aug 03   In the year 1704 english/Dutch fleet under Rooke/Callenburgh occupy Gibraltar   

Aug 04   War of Spanish Succession, English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar in the year 1704.   

Aug 13   English defeat French at Battle of Blenheim on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of soame Jenyns, English writer (d. 1787)   

Feb 12   In the year 1704 birth of charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (d. 1772)   

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   On this day in history birth of benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766)   

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

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.   

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   On this day in history 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   Menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

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

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