Historical Events In 1704
Tuesday, 25 June 2019
Jan 21 Willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83 on this day in history.
Feb 02 In the year 1704 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 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 In the year 1704 elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in NYC
Feb 28 On this day in history indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 40, kidnap 100
Feb 29 French & Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 50, abduct 100 in the year 1704.
Feb 29 French & Indians attack Deerfield, Mass, kill 50, abduct 100 on this day in history.
Mar 17 Menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63 in the year 1704.
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 on this day in history.
Apr 24 "Boston News-Letter," 1st successful newspaper in US, forms in the year 1704.
Apr 24 On this day in history boston News-Letter, first successful newspaper in US, established
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 On this day in history carl Heinrich Graun, composer
May 20 Elias Neau forms school for slaves in New York on this day in history.
May 20 On this day in history elias Neau forms school for slaves in NY
Jun 11 In the year 1704 jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer
Jul 12 In the year 1704 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 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 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 Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer) in the year 1704.
Aug 02 In the year 1704 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 On this day in history war of Spanish Succession, English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar
Aug 13 English defeat French at Battle of Blenheim in the year 1704.
Aug 13 French & Bavarian forces were routed by a combined British, German & Dutch army at Blenheim, Germany in the year 1704.
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