Historical Events In 1704

Jan 21   Willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83 in the year 1704.  

Feb 02   On this day in history 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 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   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   French & Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 50, abduct 100 in the year 1704.  

Feb 29   French & Indians attack Deerfield, Mass, kill 50, abduct 100 in the year 1704.  

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   On this day in history 1st successful US newspaper; published in Boston by John Campbell  

Apr 24   "Boston News-Letter," 1st successful newspaper in US, forms on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1704 boston Newsletter publishes first newspaper ad  

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   Elias Neau forms school for slaves in New York in the year 1704.  

May 20   Elias Neau forms school for slaves in NY on this day in history.  

Jun 11   On this day in history 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 in the year 1704.  

Jul 16   John Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle on this day in history.  

Jul 17   Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer on this day in history.  

Jul 24   In the year 1704 english & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar  

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

Jul 31   Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer) in the year 1704.  

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

Aug 13   English defeat French at Battle of Blenheim in the year 1704.  

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

Feb 12   Charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (d. 1772) was born in the year 1704.  

Feb 24   In the year 1704 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   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   Willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83 on this day in history.  

Feb 02   On this day in history guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 08   In the year 1704 death of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624)  

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 in the year 1704.