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 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 in the year 1704.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 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 Roland Laporte, French Protestant leader (b. 1675) died in the year 1704.  

Oct 01 Cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44 in the year 1704.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of soame Jenyns, English writer (d. 1787)  

Feb 12 Charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (d. 1772) was born on this day in history.  

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 Benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766) was born in the year 1704.  

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 Jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer was born on this day in history.