Historical Events In 1774
Thursday, 28 March 2024
May 27 Francis Beaufort, admiral/hydrographer (Beaufort wind force scale) on this day in history.
May 28 1st Continental Congress convenes (Virginia) in the year 1774.
May 28 The first Continental Congress convenes (Virginia) on this day in history.
Jun 01 Boston Port Bill: British govt orders Port of Boston closed on this day in history.
Jun 01 On this day in history british govt orders Port of Boston closed
Jun 02 England passed Quartering Act, mandating Colonists must board English troops in their homes in the year 1774.
Jun 11 In the year 1774 jews of Algiers escape attack of Spanish Army
Jun 13 Rhode Island becomes 1st colony to prohibit importation of slaves in the year 1774.
Jun 13 Rhode Island becomes first colony to prohibit importation of slaves on this day in history.
Jun 16 In the year 1774 formation of Harrodsburg, Kentucky.
Jun 21 On this day in history daniel D Tompkins, (D-R), 6th US vice-president (1817-25)
Jun 22 On this day in history english parliament accepts Quebec Act
Jun 23 On this day in history matthijs Siegenbeek, Dutch linguist (spelling)
Jul 01 Henry Fox Holland, English corrupt politician, dies at 68 in the year 1774.
Jul 04 Orangetown Resolutions adopted in the Province of New York, one of many protests against the British Parliament's Coercive Acts in the year 1774.
Jul 07 Giuseppi Maria Carretti, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1774.
Jul 11 On this day in history sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, Irish-born New York pioneer
Jul 12 Citizens of Carlisle Penn, pass a declaration of independence in the year 1774.
Jul 12 In the year 1774 citizens of Carlisle, Penn. pass a declaration of independence
Jul 17 On this day in history capt Cook arrives at New Hebrides (Vanuata)
Jul 21 In the year 1774 peace of Kutsjuk Kainardji (end Russian-Turkish War)
Jul 31 Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen on this day in history.
Aug 01 In the year 1774 joseph Priestley isolates oxygen for the first time
Aug 01 In the year 1774 priestly discovers oxygen
Aug 06 Founder of the Shaker Movement, Mother Ann Lee, arrives in NY in the year 1774.
Aug 10 In the year 1774 1st Surinam newspaper (1st Wednesday Suriname) begins publishing
Aug 12 In the year 1774 robert Southey, English poet laureate/biographer of Nelson
Aug 18 Meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition) on this day in history.
Aug 25 In the year 1774 nicolo Jommelli, composer, dies at 59
Aug 28 Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, 1st American Catholic saint (1975) in the year 1774.
Sep 05 1st Continental Congress assembles, in Philadelphia on this day in history.
Sep 05 The first Continental Congress of what would later become the USA, convenes in Philadelphia, PA on this day in history.
Sep 08 Anna K Emmerick/Emmerich, German poet on this day in history.
Sep 15 Cossack Emilian Pugachev captured in the year 1774.
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