Important Historical Events of the year 1704, Year 1704 in History

List of 1704 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1704

What happened in the year 1704?

Date Event
January 25, 1704 The Battle of Ayubale results in the destruction of most of the Spanish missions in Florida.
February 29, 1704 In Queen Anne's War, French forces and Native Americans stage a raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, killing 56 villagers and taking more than 100 captive.
April 24, 1704 The first regular newspaper in British Colonial America, The Boston News-Letter, is published.
August 4, 1704 War of the Spanish Succession: Gibraltar is captured by an English and Dutch fleet, commanded by Admiral Sir George Rooke and allied with Archduke Charles.
August 13, 1704 War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim: English and Imperial forces are victorious over French and Bavarian troops.
December 6, 1704 Battle of Chamkaur: During the Mughal-Sikh Wars, an outnumbered Sikh Khalsa defeats a Mughal army.
December 26, 1704 Second Battle of Anandpur: In the Second Battle of Anandpur, Aurangzeb's two generals, Wazir Khan and Zaberdast Khan executed two children of Guru Gobind Singh, Zorawar Singh aged eight and Fateh Singh aged five, by burying them alive into a wall.