Historical Events In 1704

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   Hubert Renotte, composer on this day in history.   

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

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   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   In the year 1704 menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

May 01   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1704 stanislaw Leszcynski becomes king of part of Poland   

Jul 15   August Gottlieb Spangenberg, founder of Moravian Church in N America in the year 1704.   

Jul 16   On this day in history john Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle   

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

Jul 24   English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar in the year 1704.   

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

Jul 31   Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer) on this day in history.   

Aug 02   Duke of Marlborough beats French & Bavarians at Blenheim on this day in history.   

Aug 03   On this day in history english/Dutch fleet under Rooke/Callenburgh occupy Gibraltar   

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

Aug 13   On this day in history english defeat French at Battle of Blenheim   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of hubert Renotte, composer   

Feb 28   Louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760) was born on this day in history.   

Apr 10   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 17   In the year 1704 menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63   

Apr 08   On this day in history 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   On this day in history john Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76