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

Feb 24   Hubert Renotte, composer in the year 1704.  

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

Feb 28   Elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in New York NY in the year 1704.  

Feb 28   On this day in history elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in NYC  

Feb 28   Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 40, kidnap 100 in the year 1704.  

Feb 29   On this day in history french & Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 50, abduct 100  

Feb 29   French & Indians attack Deerfield, Mass, kill 50, abduct 100 in the year 1704.  

Mar 17   Menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Apr 12   On this day in history john Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76  

Apr 17   1st successful US newspaper; published in Boston by John Campbell on this day in history.  

Apr 24   "Boston News-Letter," 1st successful newspaper in US, forms on this day in history.  

Apr 24   Boston News-Letter, first successful newspaper in US, established on this day in history.  

May 01   In the year 1704 boston Newsletter publishes 1st newspaper ad  

May 01   On this day in history boston Newsletter publishes first newspaper ad  

May 03   On this day in history heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59  

May 07   On this day in history carl Heinrich Graun, composer  

May 20   In the year 1704 elias Neau forms school for slaves in New York  

May 20   On this day in history elias Neau forms school for slaves in NY  

Jun 11   Jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 12   On this day in history stanislaw Leszcynski becomes king of part of Poland  

Jul 15   August Gottlieb Spangenberg, founder of Moravian Church in N America on this day in history.  

Jul 16   On this day in history john Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle  

Jul 17   In the year 1704 pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer  

Jul 24   English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar in the year 1704.  

Jul 24   On this day in history great Britain takes Gibralter from Spain  

Jul 31   In the year 1704 gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer)  

Aug 02   On this day in history duke of Marlborough beats French & Bavarians at Blenheim  

Aug 03   On this day in history english/Dutch fleet under Rooke/Callenburgh occupy Gibraltar  

Aug 04   War of Spanish Succession, English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar on this day in history.  

Aug 13   English defeat French at Battle of Blenheim in the year 1704.  

Aug 13   On this day in history french & Bavarian forces were routed by a combined British, German & Dutch army at Blenheim, Germany  

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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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 28   Louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 10   In the year 1704 birth of benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766)  

May 07   In the year 1704 birth of carl Heinrich Graun, composer  

Jun 04   Benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (d. 1776) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 11   Jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer was born in the year 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   In the year 1704 georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50  

Feb 24   Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies on this day in history.  

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