Historical Events In 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 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1704 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   On this day in history french & Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 50, abduct 100  

Feb 29   On this day in history 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   John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76 in the year 1704.  

Apr 17   In the year 1704 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   Boston News-Letter, first successful newspaper in US, established in the year 1704.  

May 01   In the year 1704 boston Newsletter publishes 1st newspaper ad  

May 01   Boston Newsletter publishes first newspaper ad in the year 1704.  

May 03   Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

May 20   In the year 1704 elias Neau forms school for slaves in New York  

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

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   On this day in history 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   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   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   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 in the year 1704.  

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Jan 01   Soame Jenyns, English writer (d. 1787) was born in the year 1704.  

Feb 12   In the year 1704 birth of charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (d. 1772)  

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

Feb 28   In the year 1704 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 in the year 1704.  

Jun 04   Benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (d. 1776) was born in the year 1704.  

Jun 11   On this day in history birth of jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1704.  

Apr 08   On this day in history 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   John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76 in the year 1704.