Historical Events In 1704

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   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 in the year 1704.  

Feb 28   On this day in history elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in NYC  

Feb 28   In the year 1704 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   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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 24   On this day in history boston News-Letter, first successful newspaper in US, established  

May 01   On this day in history boston Newsletter publishes 1st newspaper ad  

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

May 03   Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59 in the year 1704.  

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   On this day in history elias Neau forms school for slaves in NY  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 24   English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar on this day in history.  

Jul 24   In the year 1704 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   In the year 1704 english/Dutch fleet under Rooke/Callenburgh occupy Gibraltar  

Aug 04   On this day in history war of Spanish Succession, English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar  

Aug 13   In the year 1704 english defeat French at Battle of Blenheim  

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   On this day in history birth of charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (d. 1772)  

Feb 24   Hubert Renotte, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1704.  

May 07   Carl Heinrich Graun, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 02   Guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62 in the year 1704.  

Feb 23   In the year 1704 georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50  

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

Mar 17   On this day in history menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63  

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

Apr 10   William Egon of Fürstenberg, Bishop of Strassburg (b. 1629) died on this day in history.  

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