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 in the year 1704.

Feb 23 Georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50 in the year 1704.

Feb 24 On this day in history marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies

Mar 17 In the year 1704 menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63

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

Apr 10 On this day in history death of william Egon of Fürstenberg, Bishop of Strassburg (b. 1629)

Apr 12 On this day in history 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 in the year 1704.

Jun 30 John Quelch, a pirate was hanged (b. 1665) died in the year 1704.

Jul 03 On this day in history death of sophia Alekseyevna, regent of Russia (b. 1657)

Jul 17 Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer died in the year 1704.

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

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 on this day in history.

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 On this day in history birth of charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (d. 1772)

Feb 24 Hubert Renotte, composer was born in the year 1704.

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