Historical Events In 1704
Wednesday, 05 August 2020
Jan 21 In the year 1704 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 Hubert Renotte, composer on this day in history.
Feb 24 Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies on this day in history.
Feb 28 In the year 1704 elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in New York NY
Feb 28 In the year 1704 elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in NYC
Feb 28 In the year 1704 indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 40, kidnap 100
Feb 29 In the year 1704 french & Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 50, abduct 100
Feb 29 French & Indians attack Deerfield, Mass, kill 50, abduct 100 in the year 1704.
Mar 17 In the year 1704 menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63
Apr 12 On this day in history john Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76
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 Boston News-Letter, first successful newspaper in US, established in the year 1704.
May 01 In the year 1704 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 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 in the year 1704.
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 On this day in history august Gottlieb Spangenberg, founder of Moravian Church in N America
Jul 16 On this day in history john Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle
Jul 17 In the year 1704 pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer
Jul 24 In the year 1704 english & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar
Jul 24 On this day in history great Britain takes Gibralter from Spain
Jul 31 In the year 1704 gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer)
Aug 02 In the year 1704 duke of Marlborough beats French & Bavarians at Blenheim
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 On this day in history english defeat French at Battle of Blenheim
Aug 13 In the year 1704 french & Bavarian forces were routed by a combined British, German & Dutch army at Blenheim, Germany
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