1704

1704 (MDCCIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday in the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Saturday in the Julian calendar.

1704 Media

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  August 13: Battle of Blenheim: Duke of Marlborough leads British to victory over Franco-Bavarian army, saves Grand Alliance

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  Louis, Hereditary Prince of Lorraine born 28 January

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  Charles Pinot Duclos born 12 February

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  Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne born 15 February

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  Louis Godin born 28 February

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  Jacques Dumont le Romain born 10 May

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  Carlos Seixas born 11 June

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  John Kay (flying shuttle) born 17 June

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  Lorenzo Bellini died 8 January

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	17th century – 18th century – 19th century
Decades:	1670s  1680s  1690s  – 1700s –  1710s  1720s  1730s
Years:	1701 1702 1703 – 1704 – 1705 1706 1707

Events

• The Dutch and British conquer Gibraltar

Births

• February 5 - Anne Christine of Sulzbach
• November 10 - Margravine Johanna of Baden-Baden

Deaths

• May 3 - Heinrich Biber, Austrian composer
• February 24 - Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer
• October 28 - John Locke, English philosopher