Historical Events 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   In the year 1704 georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50   

Feb 24   Hubert Renotte, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Feb 28   Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 40, kidnap 100 on this day in history.   

Feb 29   In the year 1704 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   John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 24   On this day in history boston News-Letter, first successful newspaper in US, established   

May 01   Boston Newsletter publishes 1st newspaper ad in the year 1704.   

May 01   Boston Newsletter publishes first newspaper ad on this day in history.   

May 03   In the year 1704 heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59   

May 07   In the year 1704 carl Heinrich Graun, composer   

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

May 20   Elias Neau forms school for slaves in NY on this day in history.   

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

Jul 12   Stanislaw Leszcynski becomes king of part of Poland in the year 1704.   

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   Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Aug 03   In the year 1704 english/Dutch fleet under Rooke/Callenburgh occupy Gibraltar   

Aug 04   In the year 1704 war of Spanish Succession, English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar   

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   In the year 1704 birth of charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (d. 1772)   

Feb 24   In the year 1704 birth of hubert Renotte, composer   

Feb 28   Louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760) was born in the year 1704.   

Apr 10   Benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.   

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

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.   

Jan 21   Willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 17   On this day in history menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63   

Apr 08   Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624) died in the year 1704.   

Apr 10   William Egon of Fürstenberg, Bishop of Strassburg (b. 1629) died in the year 1704.   

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