Historical Events In 1704
Wednesday, 14 April 2021
Jan 21 Willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83 in the year 1704.
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 Hubert Renotte, composer on this day in history.
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 Elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in NYC in the year 1704.
Feb 28 Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 40, kidnap 100 in the year 1704.
Feb 29 On this day in history french & Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 50, abduct 100
Feb 29 In the year 1704 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 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 Boston News-Letter, first successful newspaper in US, established on this day in history.
May 01 On this day in history boston Newsletter publishes 1st newspaper ad
May 01 On this day in history boston Newsletter publishes first newspaper ad
May 03 Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.
May 07 Carl Heinrich Graun, composer on this day in history.
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 On this day in history august Gottlieb Spangenberg, founder of Moravian Church in N America
Jul 16 John Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle on this day in history.
Jul 17 In the year 1704 pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer
Jul 24 English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar on this day in history.
Jul 24 Great Britain takes Gibralter from Spain on this day in history.
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 in the year 1704.
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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