Famous Deaths In 1704

Jan 21 In the year 1704 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 On this day in history 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 Menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63 on this day in history.

Apr 08 On this day in history death of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624)

Apr 10 William Egon of Fürstenberg, Bishop of Strassburg (b. 1629) died on this day in history.

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

May 03 In the year 1704 heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59

May 13 Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (b. 1632) died in the year 1704.

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

Jun 30 On this day in history death of john Quelch, a pirate was hanged (b. 1665)

Jul 03 Sophia Alekseyevna, regent of Russia (b. 1657) died in the year 1704.

Jul 17 On this day in history death of pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer

Jul 20 Peregrine White, first English child born in the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1620) died on this day in history.

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

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

Oct 28 On this day in history john Locke, English philosopher (2 treatises of govt), dies at 72

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

Nov 20 On this day in history death of charles Plumier, French botanist (b. 1646)

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

Feb 12 Charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (d. 1772) was born in the year 1704.

Feb 24 On this day in history birth of hubert Renotte, composer

Feb 28 On this day in history birth of louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760)

Apr 10 In the year 1704 birth of benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766)

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

Jun 04 Benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (d. 1776) was born in the year 1704.

Jun 11 Jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer was born in the year 1704.