Historical Events In 1704

Jan 21   In the year 1704 willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83  

Feb 02   In the year 1704 guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62  

Feb 23   Georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Feb 24   Hubert Renotte, composer in the year 1704.  

Feb 24   Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies in the year 1704.  

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   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   John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76 in the year 1704.  

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 in the year 1704.  

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

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

May 07   Carl Heinrich Graun, composer in the year 1704.  

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   On this day in history jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer  

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

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

Jul 16   John Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle on this day in history.  

Jul 17   On this day in history pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer  

Jul 24   English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar on this day in history.  

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   Duke of Marlborough beats French & Bavarians at Blenheim on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1704 english defeat French at Battle of Blenheim  

Aug 13   In the year 1704 french & Bavarian forces were routed by a combined British, German & Dutch army at Blenheim, Germany  

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Jan 01   In the year 1704 birth of soame Jenyns, English writer (d. 1787)  

Feb 12   In the year 1704 birth of charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (d. 1772)  

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

Feb 28   In the year 1704 birth of louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760)  

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

May 07   Carl Heinrich Graun, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jun 11   In the year 1704 birth of jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer  

Jan 21   Willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83 in the year 1704.  

Feb 02   In the year 1704 guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62  

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   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   In the year 1704 death of william Egon of Fürstenberg, Bishop of Strassburg (b. 1629)  

Apr 12   John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76 in the year 1704.