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

Feb 12   Charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (d. 1772) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 24   Hubert Renotte, composer was born in the year 1704.  

Feb 28   On this day in history birth of louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760)  

Apr 10   On this day in history birth of benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766)  

May 07   In the year 1704 birth of carl Heinrich Graun, composer  

Jun 04   On this day in history birth of benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (d. 1776)  

Jun 11   In the year 1704 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 in the year 1704.  

Feb 24   Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies in the year 1704.  

Mar 17   Menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63 in the year 1704.  

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 in the year 1704.  

Apr 12   John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76 in the year 1704.