Historical Events In 1704
Tuesday, 26 January 2021
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 In the year 1704 georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50
Feb 24 Hubert Renotte, composer on this day in history.
Feb 24 In the year 1704 marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies
Feb 28 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.
Feb 28 Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 40, kidnap 100 in the year 1704.
Feb 29 French & Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 50, abduct 100 in the year 1704.
Feb 29 French & Indians attack Deerfield, Mass, kill 50, abduct 100 on this day in history.
Mar 17 In the year 1704 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 On this day in history 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 Boston Newsletter publishes 1st newspaper ad in the year 1704.
May 01 On this day in history boston Newsletter publishes first newspaper ad
May 03 On this day in history heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59
May 07 Carl Heinrich Graun, composer in the year 1704.
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 in the year 1704.
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 on this day in history.
Jul 16 John Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle in the year 1704.
Jul 17 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.
Jul 31 In the year 1704 gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer)
Aug 02 Duke of Marlborough beats French & Bavarians at Blenheim in the year 1704.
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 on this day in history.
Aug 13 On this day in history 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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