Famous Birthdays In 1774

Jan 01 André Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist (d. 1860) was born on this day in history.

Jan 24 On this day in history birth of karl Moser, composer

Feb 11 In the year 1774 birth of hans Järta, Swedish political activist (d. 1847)

Feb 15 W G Frederik, prince of Orange was born on this day in history.

Feb 16 In the year 1774 birth of pierre Rode, composer

Feb 17 Raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823) was born in the year 1774.

Feb 24 Prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge (d. 1850) was born on this day in history.

Mar 05 On this day in history birth of christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer

Mar 16 Matthew Flinders, English navigator/cartographer (coast Australia) was born on this day in history.

Mar 20 John Braham, composer was born in the year 1774.

Apr 17 On this day in history birth of vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer

Apr 21 Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer (balloonist) was born on this day in history.

Apr 26 In the year 1774 birth of christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist (d. 1853)

Apr 28 Francis Baily, describer of "Baily's Beads" during solar eclipse was born in the year 1774.

May 07 On this day in history birth of william Bainbridge, American Commodore (d. 1833)

May 27 In the year 1774 birth of francis Beaufort, admiral/hydrographer (Beaufort wind force scale)

Jun 02 William Lawson, explorer of New South Wales, Australia (d. 1850) was born on this day in history.

Jun 21 In the year 1774 birth of daniel D Tompkins, (D-R), 6th US vice-president (1817-25)

Jun 23 Matthijs Siegenbeek, Dutch linguist (spelling) was born in the year 1774.

Jun 24 On this day in history birth of françois Nicolas Benoît, Baron Haxo, French general (d. 1838)

Jul 20 Auguste Marmont, French marshal (d. 1852) was born on this day in history.

Aug 12 In the year 1774 birth of robert Southey, English poet laureate/biographer of Nelson

Aug 18 In the year 1774 birth of meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition)

Aug 28 Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, 1st American Catholic saint (1975) was born in the year 1774.

Sep 08 Anna K Emmerick/Emmerich, German poet was born in the year 1774.

Sep 17 Joseph Caspar Mezzofanti, Cardinal/linguist (understood 70 languages) was born in the year 1774.

Sep 26 On this day in history birth of john Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], frontier nurseryman

Oct 07 Ferdinando Orlandi, composer was born on this day in history.

Oct 14 In the year 1774 birth of hubert MAJ van Asch van Wijck, Dutch politician

Oct 18 Adolfs Muller, writer was born on this day in history.

Nov 14 In the year 1774 birth of gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, composer

Nov 15 On this day in history birth of william Horsley, composer

Nov 18 Wilhelmine of Prussia, queen of the Netherlands (d. 1837) was born on this day in history.

Nov 24 In the year 1774 birth of thomas Dick, Scottish scientific teacher and writer (d. 1857)

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Jan 21 On this day in history mustapha III, sultan of Turkey (1957-74), dies at 56

Jan 30 On this day in history frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer, dies at 69

Feb 04 On this day in history death of charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (b. 1701)

Feb 10 Florian Leopold Gassmann, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.

Apr 04 Oliver Goldsmith, Irish poet (She Stoops to Conquer), dies at 17 in the year 1774.

Apr 23 Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, painter, dies on this day in history.

May 04 Anthony Ulrich II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. 1714) died on this day in history.

May 10 In the year 1774 louis XV, king of France (1715-74), dies at 64