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 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 hubert Renotte, composer   

Feb 24   On this day in history marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies   

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

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

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 in the year 1704.   

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

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   Boston News-Letter, first successful newspaper in US, established in the year 1704.   

May 01   Boston Newsletter publishes 1st newspaper ad in the year 1704.   

May 01   On this day in history boston Newsletter publishes first newspaper ad   

May 03   In the year 1704 heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59   

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

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   Jose Antonio Carlos de Seixas, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 12   On this day in history stanislaw Leszcynski becomes king of part of Poland   

Jul 15   In the year 1704 august Gottlieb Spangenberg, founder of Moravian Church in N America   

Jul 16   In the year 1704 john Kay, England, machinist, invented flying shuttle   

Jul 17   In the year 1704 pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer   

Jul 24   English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar on this day in history.   

Jul 24   Great Britain takes Gibralter from Spain on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 13   English defeat French at Battle of Blenheim in the year 1704.   

Aug 13   In the year 1704 french & Bavarian forces were routed by a combined British, German & Dutch army at Blenheim, Germany   

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

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

Feb 24   Hubert Renotte, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jun 04   On this day in history birth of benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (d. 1776)   

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 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 in the year 1704.   

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

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