Famous Deaths 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 on this day in history.

Feb 24 In the year 1704 marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies

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

Apr 08 In the year 1704 death of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624)

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

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

May 03 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.

Jun 30 John Quelch, a pirate was hanged (b. 1665) died on this day in history.

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

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

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

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

Oct 01 On this day in history cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44

Oct 28 John Locke, English philosopher (2 treatises of govt), dies at 72 in the year 1704.

Nov 04 Andreas Acoluthus, German orientalist (b. 1654) died in the year 1704.

Nov 20 Charles Plumier, French botanist (b. 1646) died in the year 1704.

Jan 01 Soame Jenyns, English writer (d. 1787) was born in the year 1704.

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 Louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760) was born in the year 1704.

Apr 10 Benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.

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.