Historical Events In 1704

Jan 21   In the year 1704 willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83   

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   On this day in history hubert Renotte, composer   

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

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

Feb 28   On this day in history 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 in the year 1704.   

Feb 29   In the year 1704 french & Indians attack Deerfield, Mass, kill 50, abduct 100   

Mar 17   Menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Apr 24   Boston News-Letter, first successful newspaper in US, established on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 11   Jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 12   On this day in history stanislaw Leszcynski becomes king of part of Poland   

Jul 15   In the year 1704 august Gottlieb Spangenberg, founder of Moravian Church in N America   

Jul 16   John Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle in the year 1704.   

Jul 17   Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer in the year 1704.   

Jul 24   On this day in history english & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar   

Jul 24   Great Britain takes Gibralter from Spain in the year 1704.   

Jul 31   On this day in history gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer)   

Aug 02   In the year 1704 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   In the year 1704 french & Bavarian forces were routed by a combined British, German & Dutch army at Blenheim, Germany   

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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 in the year 1704.   

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

Feb 28   In the year 1704 birth of louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760)   

Apr 10   In the year 1704 birth of benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766)   

May 07   Carl Heinrich Graun, composer was born in the year 1704.   

Jun 04   In the year 1704 birth of benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (d. 1776)   

Jun 11   Jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer was born in the year 1704.   

Jan 21   In the year 1704 willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83   

Feb 02   On this day in history 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   Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies in the year 1704.   

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 in the year 1704.   

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

Apr 12   John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76 on this day in history.