1704 in England
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Events from the year 1704 which occurred in the Kingdom of England.
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[edit] Events
- 23 July - English forces under Sir George Rooke capture Gibraltar.
- 13 August - War of the Spanish Succession: At the Battle of Blenheim, English troops under John Churchill, the Earl of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy defeat Franco-Bavarian army.
- 24 August - French and English fleets clash off Málaga, causing heavy casualties in both sides but without sinking any ships.
- Isaac Newton publishes his work Opticks.
[edit] Births
- 1 January - Soame Jenyns, writer (died 1787)
- 10 April - Benjamin Heath, classical scholar (died 1766)
- 4 June - Benjamin Huntsman, inventor and manufacturer (died 1776)
- 17 June - John Kay, inventor (died 1780)
- 22 June - John Taylor, classical scholar (died 1766)
- 29 October - John Byng, admiral (died 1757)
- Eugene Aram, philologist and murderer (died 1759)
[edit] Deaths
- 8 April - Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, statesman (born 1641)
- 18 June - Tom Brown, satirist (born 1662)
- 28 October - John Locke, philosopher (born 1632)
