Historical Events In 1704
Tuesday, 26 March 2019
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 on this day in history.
Feb 24 Hubert Renotte, composer in the year 1704.
Feb 24 Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies on this day in history.
Feb 28 Elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in New York NY on this day in history.
Feb 28 In the year 1704 elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in NYC
Feb 28 Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 40, kidnap 100 in the year 1704.
Feb 29 French & Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 50, abduct 100 in the year 1704.
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 in the year 1704.
Apr 24 In the year 1704 "Boston News-Letter," 1st successful newspaper in US, forms
Apr 24 In the year 1704 boston News-Letter, first successful newspaper in US, established
May 01 Boston Newsletter publishes 1st newspaper ad on this day in history.
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 In the year 1704 carl Heinrich Graun, composer
May 20 Elias Neau forms school for slaves in New York in the year 1704.
May 20 Elias Neau forms school for slaves in NY on this day in history.
Jun 11 On this day in history jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer
Jul 12 Stanislaw Leszcynski becomes king of part of Poland on this day in history.
Jul 15 On this day in history august Gottlieb Spangenberg, founder of Moravian Church in N America
Jul 16 John Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle in the year 1704.
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 in the year 1704.
Jul 31 Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer) in the year 1704.
Aug 02 Duke of Marlborough beats French & Bavarians at Blenheim on this day in history.
Aug 03 On this day in history english/Dutch fleet under Rooke/Callenburgh occupy Gibraltar
Aug 04 War of Spanish Succession, English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar on this day in history.
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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