Famous Deaths In 1704

Jan 21 Willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83 on this day in history.

Feb 02 On this day in history 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 Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies on this day in history.

Mar 17 Menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63 in the year 1704.

Apr 08 Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624) died in the year 1704.

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

Apr 12 On this day in history john Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76

May 03 Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.

May 13 In the year 1704 death of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (b. 1632)

Jun 18 Tom Brown, English satirist (b. 1662) died on this day in history.

Jun 30 In the year 1704 death of john Quelch, a pirate was hanged (b. 1665)

Jul 03 In the year 1704 death of sophia Alekseyevna, regent of Russia (b. 1657)

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

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

Aug 14 Roland Laporte, French Protestant leader (b. 1675) died on this day in history.

Oct 01 Cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44 on this day in history.

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

Feb 12 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.

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