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

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   On this day in history french & Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 50, abduct 100   

Feb 29   French & Indians attack Deerfield, Mass, kill 50, abduct 100 on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 17   In the year 1704 1st successful US newspaper; published in Boston by John Campbell   

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

Apr 24   In the year 1704 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 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 in the year 1704.   

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   In the year 1704 john Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle   

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   Great Britain takes Gibralter from Spain in the year 1704.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   Soame Jenyns, English writer (d. 1787) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 21   In the year 1704 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 in the year 1704.   

Feb 23   In the year 1704 georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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.