Famous Deaths In 1704

Jan 21 Willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83 in the year 1704.

Feb 02 On this day in history guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62

Feb 23 On this day in history georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50

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

Apr 10 In the year 1704 death of william Egon of Fürstenberg, Bishop of Strassburg (b. 1629)

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

May 03 Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59 in the year 1704.

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

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 on this day in history.

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

Jul 20 In the year 1704 death of peregrine White, first English child born in the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1620)

Aug 14 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.

Nov 04 Andreas Acoluthus, German orientalist (b. 1654) died on this day in history.

Nov 20 Charles Plumier, French botanist (b. 1646) died on this day in history.

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

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