Historical Events In 1704

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

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   On this day in history hubert Renotte, composer   

Feb 24   In the year 1704 marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (church music), dies   

Feb 28   In the year 1704 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 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   In the year 1704 menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63   

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 in the year 1704.   

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

Apr 24   Boston News-Letter, first successful newspaper in US, established on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history carl Heinrich Graun, composer   

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

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

Jul 17   Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 31   In the year 1704 gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer)   

Aug 02   On this day in history 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   In the year 1704 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   On this day in history birth of soame Jenyns, English writer (d. 1787)   

Feb 12   Charles Pinot Duclos, French writer (d. 1772) was born in the year 1704.   

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

Feb 28   On this day in history birth of louis Godin, French astronomer (d. 1760)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   In the year 1704 willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83   

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

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 in the year 1704.   

Mar 17   Menno baron van Coehoorn, fort builder/Coevorden/howitzer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Apr 08   Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (b. 1624) died on this day in history.   

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.