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 in the year 1704.   

Feb 23   Georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50 in the year 1704.   

Feb 24   Hubert Renotte, composer in the year 1704.   

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

Feb 28   Elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in New York NY on this day in history.   

Feb 28   In the year 1704 elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in NYC   

Feb 28   On this day in history indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 40, kidnap 100   

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

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 in the year 1704.   

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

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

May 01   Boston Newsletter publishes 1st newspaper ad on this day in history.   

May 01   Boston Newsletter publishes first newspaper ad in the year 1704.   

May 03   On this day in history heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59   

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   In the year 1704 elias Neau forms school for slaves in NY   

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

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

Jul 15   August Gottlieb Spangenberg, founder of Moravian Church in N America on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 24   On this day in history great Britain takes Gibralter from Spain   

Jul 31   In the year 1704 gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer)   

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   In the year 1704 war of Spanish Succession, English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar   

Aug 13   English defeat French at Battle of Blenheim on this day in history.   

Aug 13   French & Bavarian forces were routed by a combined British, German & Dutch army at Blenheim, Germany on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Soame Jenyns, English writer (d. 1787) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (d. 1772) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 24   On this day in history birth of hubert Renotte, composer   

Feb 28   On this day in history birth of louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760)   

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   In the year 1704 birth of benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (d. 1776)   

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 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   Menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63 in the year 1704.   

Apr 08   On this day in history death of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624)   

Apr 10   William Egon of Fürstenberg, Bishop of Strassburg (b. 1629) died in the year 1704.   

Apr 12   On this day in history john Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76