Historical Events 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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 24   On this day in history hubert Renotte, composer   

Feb 24   In the year 1704 marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies   

Feb 28   Elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in New York NY on this day in history.   

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

Feb 28   In the year 1704 indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 40, kidnap 100   

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

Feb 29   In the year 1704 french & Indians attack Deerfield, Mass, kill 50, abduct 100   

Mar 17   Menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63 in the year 1704.   

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

Apr 17   In the year 1704 1st successful US newspaper; published in Boston by John Campbell   

Apr 24   In the year 1704 "Boston News-Letter," 1st successful newspaper in US, forms   

Apr 24   Boston News-Letter, first successful newspaper in US, established in the year 1704.   

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

May 01   Boston Newsletter publishes first newspaper ad in the year 1704.   

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

May 07   In the year 1704 carl Heinrich Graun, composer   

May 20   Elias Neau forms school for slaves in New York in the year 1704.   

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

Jun 11   Jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer in the year 1704.   

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

Jul 15   In the year 1704 august Gottlieb Spangenberg, founder of Moravian Church in N America   

Jul 16   In the year 1704 john Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle   

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

Jul 24   In the year 1704 english & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar   

Jul 24   In the year 1704 great Britain takes Gibralter from Spain   

Jul 31   On this day in history gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer)   

Aug 02   In the year 1704 duke of Marlborough beats French & Bavarians at Blenheim   

Aug 03   English/Dutch fleet under Rooke/Callenburgh occupy Gibraltar in the year 1704.   

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   French & Bavarian forces were routed by a combined British, German & Dutch army at Blenheim, Germany in the year 1704.   

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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   In the year 1704 birth of hubert Renotte, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 04   Benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (d. 1776) was born in the year 1704.   

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 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   Menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63 in the year 1704.   

Apr 08   Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624) died on this day in history.   

Apr 10   On this day in history 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