Historical Events In 1704
Tuesday, 28 March 2023
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 Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies on this day in history.
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 on this day in history.
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 in the year 1704.
Apr 12 On this day in history john Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76
Apr 17 1st successful US newspaper; published in Boston by John Campbell in the year 1704.
Apr 24 "Boston News-Letter," 1st successful newspaper in US, forms in the year 1704.
Apr 24 Boston News-Letter, first successful newspaper in US, established on this day in history.
May 01 On this day in history boston Newsletter publishes 1st newspaper ad
May 01 In the year 1704 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 In the year 1704 elias Neau forms school for slaves in NY
Jun 11 Jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer in the year 1704.
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 in the year 1704.
Jul 16 In the year 1704 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 In the year 1704 english & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar
Jul 24 Great Britain takes Gibralter from Spain on this day in history.
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 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 On this day in history french & Bavarian forces were routed by a combined British, German & Dutch army at Blenheim, Germany
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