Historical Events In 1704

Jan 21   On this day in history 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   In the year 1704 hubert Renotte, composer   

Feb 24   Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies on this day in history.   

Feb 28   Elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in New York NY on this day in history.   

Feb 28   In the year 1704 elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in NYC   

Feb 28   In the year 1704 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   French & Indians attack Deerfield, Mass, kill 50, abduct 100 in the year 1704.   

Mar 17   On this day in history menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63   

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

Apr 17   On this day in history 1st successful US newspaper; published in Boston by John Campbell   

Apr 24   "Boston News-Letter," 1st successful newspaper in US, forms on this day in history.   

Apr 24   On this day in history boston News-Letter, first successful newspaper in US, established   

May 01   Boston Newsletter publishes 1st newspaper ad on this day in history.   

May 01   In the year 1704 boston Newsletter publishes first newspaper ad   

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

May 07   In the year 1704 carl Heinrich Graun, composer   

May 20   Elias Neau forms school for slaves in New York in the year 1704.   

May 20   On this day in history elias Neau forms school for slaves in NY   

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

Jul 12   Stanislaw Leszcynski becomes king of part of Poland on this day in history.   

Jul 15   On this day in history august Gottlieb Spangenberg, founder of Moravian Church in N America   

Jul 16   John Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle in the year 1704.   

Jul 17   Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer in the year 1704.   

Jul 24   In the year 1704 english & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar   

Jul 24   In the year 1704 great Britain takes Gibralter from Spain   

Jul 31   On this day in history gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer)   

Aug 02   Duke of Marlborough beats French & Bavarians at Blenheim on this day in history.   

Aug 03   In the year 1704 english/Dutch fleet under Rooke/Callenburgh occupy Gibraltar   

Aug 04   War of Spanish Succession, English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar in the year 1704.   

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   In the year 1704 birth of soame Jenyns, English writer (d. 1787)   

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

Feb 24   In the year 1704 birth of hubert Renotte, composer   

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

Apr 10   In the year 1704 birth of benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766)   

May 07   In the year 1704 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   Willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83 in the year 1704.   

Feb 02   In the year 1704 guillaume F A de l'Hospital, French mathematician, dies at about 62   

Feb 23   In the year 1704 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   In the year 1704 menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63   

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 on this day in history.   

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