Historical Events In 1704

Jan 21   Willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies   

Feb 28   Elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in New York NY in the year 1704.   

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

Feb 28   Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 40, kidnap 100 on this day in history.   

Feb 29   French & Indians attack Deerfield MA, kill 50, abduct 100 in the year 1704.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

May 07   Carl Heinrich Graun, composer on this day in history.   

May 20   Elias Neau forms school for slaves in New York on this day in history.   

May 20   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jul 15   August Gottlieb Spangenberg, founder of Moravian Church in N America in the year 1704.   

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

Jul 17   In the year 1704 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 in the year 1704.   

Jul 31   Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer) in the year 1704.   

Aug 02   In the year 1704 duke of Marlborough beats French & Bavarians at Blenheim   

Aug 03   English/Dutch fleet under Rooke/Callenburgh occupy Gibraltar on this day in history.   

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   French & Bavarian forces were routed by a combined British, German & Dutch army at Blenheim, Germany on this day in history.   

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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 in the year 1704.   

Feb 24   On this day in history birth of hubert Renotte, composer   

Feb 28   Louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760) was born in the year 1704.   

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   In the year 1704 birth of benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (d. 1776)   

Jun 11   Jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer was born in the year 1704.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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