Historical Events In 1704

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

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

Feb 23   On this day in history georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50   

Feb 24   On this day in history hubert Renotte, composer   

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

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

Feb 28   In the year 1704 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   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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history "Boston News-Letter," 1st successful newspaper in US, forms   

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

May 01   On this day in history boston Newsletter publishes 1st newspaper ad   

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

May 03   Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

May 07   In the year 1704 carl Heinrich Graun, composer   

May 20   In the year 1704 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   In the year 1704 jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer   

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

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

Aug 04   War of Spanish Succession, English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar in the year 1704.   

Aug 13   In the year 1704 english defeat French at Battle of Blenheim   

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

Feb 12   On this day in history birth of charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (d. 1772)   

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   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 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 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   On this day in history georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50   

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

Mar 17   In the year 1704 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   On this day in history death of william Egon of Fürstenberg, Bishop of Strassburg (b. 1629)   

Apr 12   John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76 on this day in history.