Famous Deaths In 1704

Jan 21 On this day in history 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 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 On this day in history menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63

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

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

Apr 12 John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76 on this day in history.

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

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 In the year 1704 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 Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer died on this day in history.

Jul 20 In the year 1704 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 In the year 1704 cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44

Oct 28 In the year 1704 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 Charles Plumier, French botanist (b. 1646) died in the year 1704.

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 Hubert Renotte, composer was born in the year 1704.

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

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

May 07 Carl Heinrich Graun, composer was born on this day in history.

Jun 04 On this day in history birth of benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (d. 1776)

Jun 11 In the year 1704 birth of jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer