Famous Deaths Happened In 1704

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 Georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50 in the year 1704.  

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 in the year 1704.  

May 03 On this day in history heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59  

May 13 On this day in history death of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (b. 1632)  

Jun 18 Tom Brown, English satirist (b. 1662) died in the year 1704.  

Jun 30 John Quelch, a pirate was hanged (b. 1665) died in the year 1704.  

Jul 03 Sophia Alekseyevna, regent of Russia (b. 1657) died on this day in history.  

Jul 17 Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer died on this day in history.  

Jul 20 On this day in history death of peregrine White, first English child born in the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1620)  

Aug 14 On this day in history death of roland Laporte, French Protestant leader (b. 1675)  

Oct 01 In the year 1704 cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44  

Oct 28 John Locke, English philosopher (2 treatises of govt), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Nov 04 In the year 1704 death of andreas Acoluthus, German orientalist (b. 1654)  

Nov 20 Charles Plumier, French botanist (b. 1646) died on this day in history.  

Jan 01 Soame Jenyns, English writer (d. 1787) was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 24 In the year 1704 birth of hubert Renotte, composer  

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 On this day in history birth of carl Heinrich Graun, composer  

Jun 04 On this day in history 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.