Historical Events In 1704

Jan 21   On this day in history willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83   

Feb 02   Guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1704.   

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

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

Feb 28   Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 40, kidnap 100 in the year 1704.   

Feb 29   French & Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 50, abduct 100 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1704.   

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

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   In the year 1704 boston News-Letter, first successful newspaper in US, established   

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   In the year 1704 heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59   

May 07   In the year 1704 carl Heinrich Graun, composer   

May 20   In the year 1704 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 on this day in history.   

Jul 12   Stanislaw Leszcynski becomes king of part of Poland in the year 1704.   

Jul 15   On this day in history 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   Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer in the year 1704.   

Jul 24   On this day in history english & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar   

Jul 24   On this day in history 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   English/Dutch fleet under Rooke/Callenburgh occupy Gibraltar on this day in history.   

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

Aug 13   On this day in history english defeat French at Battle of Blenheim   

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   On this day in history birth of soame Jenyns, English writer (d. 1787)   

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

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

Feb 28   Louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760) was born on this day in history.   

Apr 10   Benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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 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 on this day in history.