Famous Deaths Happened In 1704

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

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

Mar 17 Menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Apr 08 Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624) died on this day in history.  

Apr 10 William Egon of Fürstenberg, Bishop of Strassburg (b. 1629) died in the year 1704.  

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

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

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

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

Jul 17 In the year 1704 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 in the year 1704.  

Aug 14 In the year 1704 death of roland Laporte, French Protestant leader (b. 1675)  

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

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

Nov 04 On this day in history death of andreas Acoluthus, German orientalist (b. 1654)  

Nov 20 In the year 1704 death of charles Plumier, French botanist (b. 1646)  

Jan 01 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of hubert Renotte, composer  

Feb 28 In the year 1704 birth of louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760)  

Apr 10 On this day in history birth of benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766)  

May 07 On this day in history birth of carl Heinrich Graun, composer  

Jun 04 In the year 1704 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