Page 2: Historical Events In 1704

Aug 13   In the year 1704 lorenzo Fago, composer   

Aug 24   Sea battle at Malaga on this day in history.   

Aug 25   Battle at Malaga: French vs English & Dutch fleet on this day in history.   

Sep 28   In the year 1704 maryland allows divorce if wife mispleases clergyman/preacher   

Oct 01   Cornelis Dusart, painter/engraver, dies at 44 in the year 1704.   

Oct 02   Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer in the year 1704.   

Oct 17   On this day in history willem Bentinck, orangist   

Oct 28   John Locke, English philosopher (2 treatises of govt), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Nov 10   Carlo Zuccari, composer in the year 1704.   

Nov 17   In the year 1704 salomeja Neris, [S Bacinskaite-Buciene], Latvian poet   

Nov 28   Jacob Mossel, governor-general (Dutch East Indies) on this day in history.   

Dec 08   Anton de Haen, medical expert (Ratio Medendi) in the year 1704.   

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Jan 01   Soame Jenyns, English writer (d. 1787) was born on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history birth of carl Heinrich Graun, composer   

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

Jun 11   In the year 1704 birth of jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer   

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   Georg Muffat, French/German organist/composer, dies at 50 in the year 1704.   

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 08   On this day in history death of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624)   

Apr 10   In the year 1704 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