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Historical Events Happened In 1704

Wednesday, 19 June 2013

Jan 21   On this day in history willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83  

Feb 02   On this day in history 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   On this day in history hubert Renotte, composer  

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

Feb 28   On this day in history elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in New York NY  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 29   French & Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 50, abduct 100 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Apr 24   On this day in history "Boston News-Letter," 1st successful newspaper in US, forms  

Apr 24   Boston News-Letter, first successful newspaper in US, established on this day in history.  

May 01   On this day in history boston Newsletter publishes 1st newspaper ad  

May 01   Boston Newsletter publishes first newspaper ad on this day in history.  

May 03   On this day in history heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59  

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

May 20   On this day in history elias Neau forms school for slaves in New York  

May 20   On this day in history elias Neau forms school for slaves in NY  

Jun 11   Jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 12   On this day in history stanislaw Leszcynski becomes king of part of Poland  

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   On this day in history great Britain takes Gibralter from Spain  

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   English/Dutch fleet under Rooke/Callenburgh occupy Gibraltar on this day in history.  

Aug 04   On this day in history war of Spanish Succession, English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar  

Aug 13   On this day in history english defeat French at Battle of Blenheim  

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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Famous Birthdays In 1704

Famous People Born In This Year In History

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   Hubert Renotte, composer was born on this day in history.  

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   Carl Heinrich Graun, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Famous Deaths In 1704

Famous People Died In This Year In History

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 on this day in history.  

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 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   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 on this day in history.  

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