Historical Events In 1704

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

Feb 02   Guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62   

Feb 23   Georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50   

Feb 24   Hubert Renotte, composer.   

Feb 24   Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies.   

Feb 28   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.   

Feb 28   Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 40, kidnap 100   

Feb 29   French and Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 50, abduct 100.   

Feb 29   French and Indians attack Deerfield, Mass, kill 50, abduct 100   

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

Apr 12   John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76   

Apr 17   1st successful US newspaper; published in Boston by John Campbell   

Apr 24   "Boston News-Letter," 1st successful newspaper in US, forms   

Apr 24   Boston News-Letter, inaugural successful newspaper in US, established.   

May 01   In this year, Boston Newsletter publishes 1st newspaper ad   

May 01   In this year, Boston Newsletter publishes inaugural newspaper ad.   

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

May 07   Carl Heinrich Graun, composer.   

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

May 20   Elias Neau forms school for slaves in NY   

Jun 11   Jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer   

Jul 12   Stanislaw Leszcynski is recorded as becoming king of part of Poland.   

Jul 15   August Gottlieb Spangenberg, founder of Moravian Church in N America   

Jul 16   John Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle.   

Jul 17   Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer   

Jul 24   English and Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar.   

Jul 24   Great Britain takes Gibralter from Spain   

Jul 31   Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer)   

Aug 02   Duke of Marlborough beats French and Bavarians at Blenheim   

Aug 03   English/Dutch fleet under Rooke/Callenburgh occupy Gibraltar   

Aug 04   War of Spanish Succession, English and Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar   

Aug 13   English defeat French at Battle of Blenheim   

Aug 13   French and Bavarian forces were routed by a combined British, German and Dutch army at Blenheim, Germany.   

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Jan 01   Soame jenyns: English writer   

Feb 12   Charles pinot duclos: French writer    

Feb 24   Hubert renotte: Composer   

Feb 28   Louis godin: French astronomer   

Apr 10   Benjamin heath: English classical scholar    

May 07   Carl heinrich graun: Composer   

Jun 04   Benjamin huntsman: English inventor and manufacturer   

Jun 11   Jose antonio carlos de seixas: Composer   

Jan 21   Willem b schepers: Dutch merchant/ship owner,    

Feb 02   Guillaume f a de l'hospital: French mathematician,   

Feb 23   Georg muffat: French/german organist/composer,   

Feb 24   Marc-antoine charpentier: French composer (church music),   

Mar 17   Menno baron van coehoorn: Fort builder/coevorden/howitzer,    

Apr 08   Hiob ludolf: German orientalist (b. 1624)   

Apr 10   William egon of fürstenberg: Bishop of strassburg (b. 1629)   

Apr 12   John hudde: 21x mayor of amsterdam,