1704
John Taylor, English author and scholar (died 1766)
John Taylor, English classical scholar, was born at Shrewsbury in Shropshire, England.
John Taylor, English author and scholar (died 1766)
The 1700s
Explore 121 historical events from 1700–1709.
1704
Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, French philosopher and author (died 1771)
Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens was a French rationalist, author and critic of the Catholic Church, who was a close friend of Voltaire and spent much of his life in exile …
Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, French philosopher and author (died 1771)
1704
August Gottlieb Spangenberg, German bishop and theologian (died 1792)
August Gottlieb Spangenberg was a German theologian, minister, and bishop of the Moravian Church. As successor to Nicolaus Zinzendorf as bishop of the Moravian Church, he helped de…
August Gottlieb Spangenberg, German bishop and theologian (died 1792)
1704
War of the Spanish Succession: Gibraltar is captured by an English and Dutch fleet, commanded by Admiral Sir George…
The War of the Spanish Succession was a conflict between the European great powers, fought between 1701 and 1714. The death of Charles II of Spain in November 1700 without children…
War of the Spanish Succession: Gibraltar is captured by an English and Dutch fleet, commanded by Admiral Sir George…
1704
War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim: English and Imperial forces are victorious over French and Bavarian…
The War of the Spanish Succession was a conflict between the European great powers, fought between 1701 and 1714. The death of Charles II of Spain in November 1700 without children…
War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim: English and Imperial forces are victorious over French and Bavarian…
1704
Carlos Seixas, Portuguese harpsichord player and composer (died 1742)
José António Carlos de Seixas was a pre-eminent Portuguese composer of the 18th century. An accomplished virtuoso of both the organ and the harpsichord, Seixas succeeded his father…
Carlos Seixas, Portuguese harpsichord player and composer (died 1742)
1704
Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician and physicist (died 1752)
Gabriel Cramer was a Genevan mathematician.
Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician and physicist (died 1752)
1704
Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans (died 1752)
Louis, Duke of Orléans was a member of the House of Orléans, a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon, and as such was a prince du sang. At his father's death, he became the First Pr…
Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans (died 1752)
1704
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Czech-Austrian violinist and composer (born 1644)
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber was a Czech-Austrian composer and violinist of the middle Baroque era. Biber worked in Graz and Kroměříž before he illegally left his employer, Princ…
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Czech-Austrian violinist and composer (born 1644)
1704
Louis Bourdaloue, French preacher and author (born 1632)
Louis Bourdaloue was a French Jesuit and preacher.
Louis Bourdaloue, French preacher and author (born 1632)
1704
Tom Brown, English author and translator (born 1662)
Thomas Brown was an English translator and satirist, largely forgotten today save for a four-line gibe that he may have written concerning John Fell.
Tom Brown, English author and translator (born 1662)
1704
John Quelch, English pirate (born 1665)
John Quelch was an English pirate who had a lucrative but very brief career of about one year. His chief claim to historical significance is that he was the first person to be trie…
John Quelch, English pirate (born 1665)
1704
Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer (born 1657)
Pierre-Charles Le Sueur was a French fur trader and explorer in North America, recognized as the first known European to explore the Minnesota River valley.
Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer (born 1657)
1704
John Campbell released the first issue of The Boston News-Letter, the first continuously published newspaper in British
John Campbell was an early American newspaper publisher and editor and Postmaster of Boston. He founded the first regularly published newspaper in British America, The Boston News-…
John Campbell released the first issue of The Boston News-Letter, the first continuously published newspaper in British
1704
Peregrine White, English-American farmer and soldier (born 1620)
Peregrine White was the first boy born on the Pilgrim ship the Mayflower in the harbour of Massachusetts, the second baby born on the Mayflower's historic voyage, and the first kno…
Peregrine White, English-American farmer and soldier (born 1620)
1704
War of the Spanish Succession: A combined Anglo-Dutch fleet under the command of George Rooke and allied with Archduke…
The War of the Spanish Succession was a conflict between the European great powers, fought between 1701 and 1714. The death of Charles II of Spain in November 1700 without children…
War of the Spanish Succession: A combined Anglo-Dutch fleet under the command of George Rooke and allied with Archduke…
1704
War of the Spanish Succession: The Duke of Marlborough led Allied forces to a crucial victory at the Battle of Blenheim.
The War of the Spanish Succession was a conflict between the European great powers, fought between 1701 and 1714. The death of Charles II of Spain in November 1700 without children…
War of the Spanish Succession: The Duke of Marlborough led Allied forces to a crucial victory at the Battle of Blenheim.
1704
War of the Spanish Succession: An Anglo-Dutch fleet engaged a French naval force at the Battle of Málaga in the…
The War of the Spanish Succession was a conflict between the European great powers, fought between 1701 and 1714. The death of Charles II of Spain in November 1700 without children…
War of the Spanish Succession: An Anglo-Dutch fleet engaged a French naval force at the Battle of Málaga in the…
1703
Daniel Defoe is imprisoned on charges of seditious libel
Daniel Defoe was an English writer, journalist, merchant and spy. He is famous for his novels Robinson Crusoe (1719), Moll Flanders (1722) and Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress (1724)…
Daniel Defoe is imprisoned on charges of seditious libel
1703
Tsar Peter the Great founds the city of Saint Petersburg
Peter I was the Tsar of all Russia from 1682 and the first Emperor of Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725. He reigned jointly with his half-brother Ivan V until 1696. Peter, a…
Tsar Peter the Great founds the city of Saint Petersburg
1703
The Battle of Ekeren between a Dutch force and a French force
The Battle of Ekeren, which took place on 30 June 1703, was a battle of the War of the Spanish Succession. A Bourbon army of around 24,000 men, consisting of troops from France, Sp…
The Battle of Ekeren between a Dutch force and a French force
1703
During the Bavarian Rummel the rural population of Tyrol drove the Bavarian Prince-Elector Maximilian II Emanuel out…
The Bavarian Rummel was the term used to downplay the warlike events in which Bavarian troops of Elector Maximilian II Emanuel invaded the County of Tyrol in 1703 during the War of…
During the Bavarian Rummel the rural population of Tyrol drove the Bavarian Prince-Elector Maximilian II Emanuel out…
1703
Thomas Clap, American minister and academic (died 1767)
Thomas Clap or Thomas Clapp was an American academic and educator, a Congregational minister, and college administrator. He was both the fifth rector and the earliest official to b…
Thomas Clap, American minister and academic (died 1767)
1703
John Wesley, English cleric and theologian (died 1791)
John Wesley was an English cleric, theologian, and evangelist who was a principal leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies he fou…
John Wesley, English cleric and theologian (died 1791)