Historical Events In 1674

Oct 16   Emperor Leopold I fires chancellor Furst Wenzel Lobkowitz on this day in history.  

Oct 26   In the year 1674 prince Willem III occupies Grave  

Nov 04   Anton Englert, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 04   In the year 1674 kano Tanjoe, Japanese painter (palaces, portraits), dies at 72  

Nov 08   In the year 1674 john Milton, English poet (Paradise Lost), dies at 65  

Nov 10   In the year 1674 dutch formally cede New Netherlands (NY) to English  

Nov 24   On this day in history franciscus van Enden, Flemish jesuit/free thinker, executed at 72  

Dec 04   In the year 1674 father Marquette builds 1st dwelling in what is now Chicago  

Dec 04   Father Marquette builds first dwelling in what is now Chicago on this day in history.  

Dec 09   On this day in history edward Hyde 1st earl of Clarendon, English PM (1660-67), dies at 65  

Dec 21   Rutger van Haersolte, viceroy of Overijsselse, dies at about 66 on this day in history.  

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Jan 12   On this day in history birth of reinhard Keiser, composer  

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762)  

Jan 24   Thomas Tanner, English bishop (d. 1735) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 21   Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer was born in the year 1674.  

Mar 30   Jethro Tull, agricultural writer (Basildon), baptised was born in the year 1674.  

May 31   On this day in history birth of friedrich Erhard Niedt, composer  

Jun 20   In the year 1674 birth of nicholas Rowe, England, poet laureate (Jane Shore, Tamerlane)  

Jun 22   On this day in history birth of eugene J P, Earl of Merode, Belgian marquis of Westerloo  

Jan 10   Jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/MP, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   On this day in history jan Zoet, actor/playwright/poet (Brutal-Roffel), dies at 58  

Jan 12   Giacomo Carissimi, Italian bandmaster/composer (Jephta), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Feb 22   John Wilson, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1674.  

Feb 24   Matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616) died in the year 1674.  

Mar 06   On this day in history johann Paul Schor, German barok painter, dies at 58  

Mar 08   In the year 1674 death of charles Sorel, sieur de Souvigny, French writer (b. 1597)  

Apr 18   John Graunt, English statistician (b. 1620) died in the year 1674.