Page 2: Historical Events In 1704

Aug 13   Lorenzo Fago, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 24   On this day in history sea battle at Malaga   

Aug 25   Battle at Malaga: French vs English & Dutch fleet in the year 1704.   

Sep 28   Maryland allows divorce if wife mispleases clergyman/preacher in the year 1704.   

Oct 01   In the year 1704 cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44   

Oct 02   Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 17   In the year 1704 willem Bentinck, orangist   

Oct 28   John Locke, English philosopher (2 treatises of govt), dies at 72 in the year 1704.   

Nov 10   Carlo Zuccari, composer in the year 1704.   

Nov 17   Salomeja Neris, [S Bacinskaite-Buciene], Latvian poet in the year 1704.   

Nov 28   On this day in history jacob Mossel, governor-general (Dutch East Indies)   

Dec 08   On this day in history anton de Haen, medical expert (Ratio Medendi)   

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

Feb 12   On this day in history birth of charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (d. 1772)   

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

Feb 28   In the year 1704 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   Carl Heinrich Graun, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jun 04   Benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (d. 1776) was born on this day in history.   

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

Apr 08   Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624) died in the year 1704.   

Apr 10   On this day in history death of william Egon of Fürstenberg, Bishop of Strassburg (b. 1629)   

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