Historical Events In 1704
Friday, 06 December 2019
Jan 21 In the year 1704 willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83
Feb 02 Guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62 in the year 1704.
Feb 23 On this day in history georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50
Feb 24 On this day in history hubert Renotte, composer
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 in the year 1704.
Feb 28 On this day in history 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 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 Menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63 on this day in history.
Apr 12 John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76 in the year 1704.
Apr 17 On this day in history 1st successful US newspaper; published in Boston by John Campbell
Apr 24 "Boston News-Letter," 1st successful newspaper in US, forms on this day in history.
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 Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.
May 07 In the year 1704 carl Heinrich Graun, composer
May 20 Elias Neau forms school for slaves in New York on this day in history.
May 20 Elias Neau forms school for slaves in NY on this day in history.
Jun 11 In the year 1704 jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer
Jul 12 On this day in history stanislaw Leszcynski becomes king of part of Poland
Jul 15 On this day in history august Gottlieb Spangenberg, founder of Moravian Church in N America
Jul 16 In the year 1704 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 English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar in the year 1704.
Jul 24 In the year 1704 great Britain takes Gibralter from Spain
Jul 31 Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer) on this day in history.
Aug 02 On this day in history duke of Marlborough beats French & Bavarians at Blenheim
Aug 03 English/Dutch fleet under Rooke/Callenburgh occupy Gibraltar on this day in history.
Aug 04 In the year 1704 war of Spanish Succession, English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar
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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