Historical Events In 1704

Jan 21   On this day in history 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   In the year 1704 georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50  

Feb 24   Hubert Renotte, composer in the year 1704.  

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

Feb 28   Elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in New York NY in the year 1704.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   Menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63 in the year 1704.  

Apr 12   In the year 1704 john Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76  

Apr 17   In the year 1704 1st successful US newspaper; published in Boston by John Campbell  

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   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   Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59 in the year 1704.  

May 07   On this day in history 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   In the year 1704 jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer  

Jul 12   Stanislaw Leszcynski becomes king of part of Poland on this day in history.  

Jul 15   August Gottlieb Spangenberg, founder of Moravian Church in N America on this day in history.  

Jul 16   John Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle on this day in history.  

Jul 17   Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer in the year 1704.  

Jul 24   In the year 1704 english & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar  

Jul 24   In the year 1704 great Britain takes Gibralter from Spain  

Jul 31   On this day in history gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer)  

Aug 02   On this day in history duke of Marlborough beats French & Bavarians at Blenheim  

Aug 03   In the year 1704 english/Dutch fleet under Rooke/Callenburgh occupy Gibraltar  

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   In the year 1704 french & Bavarian forces were routed by a combined British, German & Dutch army at Blenheim, Germany  

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Jan 01   In the year 1704 birth of soame Jenyns, English writer (d. 1787)  

Feb 12   In the year 1704 birth of charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (d. 1772)  

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 in the year 1704.  

May 07   Carl Heinrich Graun, composer was born in the year 1704.  

Jun 04   In the year 1704 birth of benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (d. 1776)  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 23   In the year 1704 georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50  

Feb 24   Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies on this day in history.  

Mar 17   In the year 1704 menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63  

Apr 08   In the year 1704 death of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624)  

Apr 10   On this day in history death of william Egon of Fürstenberg, Bishop of Strassburg (b. 1629)  

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