Famous Deaths In 1774

Jan 21 Mustapha III, sultan of Turkey (1957-74), dies at 56 in the year 1774.

Jan 30 Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1774.

Feb 04 Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (b. 1701) died in the year 1774.

Feb 10 Florian Leopold Gassmann, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1774.

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

Apr 23 In the year 1774 christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, painter, dies

May 04 In the year 1774 death of anthony Ulrich II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. 1714)

May 10 Louis XV, king of France (1715-74), dies at 64 in the year 1774.

Jul 01 Henry Fox Holland, English corrupt politician, dies at 68 in the year 1774.

Jul 07 Giuseppi Maria Carretti, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1774.

Jul 11 In the year 1774 death of sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, Irish-born New York pioneer

Jul 14 In the year 1774 death of james O'Hara, 2nd Baron Tyrawley and Kilmaine, British field marshal (b. 1682)

Aug 11 On this day in history death of tiphaigne de la Roche, French writer (b. 1722)

Aug 14 Johann Jakob Reiske, German physician (b. 1716) died on this day in history.

Aug 25 On this day in history nicolo Jommelli, composer, dies at 59

Sep 22 On this day in history clement XIV, [Giovanni Ganganelli], Pope (1769-74), dies

Sep 25 In the year 1774 death of john Bradstreet, Canadian-born soldier (b. 1714)

Oct 13 Willem Bentinck, mister of Rhoon/Pendrecht/Orangist, dies at 69 in the year 1774.

Oct 16 On this day in history robert Fergusson, Scottish songwriter (Scottish Poems), dies

Oct 23 Michel Benoist, French Jesuit missionary and scientist (b. 1715) died in the year 1774.

Dec 02 Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist, dies at 54 on this day in history.

Dec 13 In the year 1774 susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother, dies at 50

Dec 16 In the year 1774 francois Quesnay, French personal physician of Louis XIV, dies at 80

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

Jan 24 Karl Moser, composer was born on this day in history.

Feb 11 Hans Järta, Swedish political activist (d. 1847) was born on this day in history.

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

Feb 16 On this day in history birth of pierre Rode, composer

Feb 17 Raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823) was born on this day in history.

Feb 24 Prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge (d. 1850) was born in the year 1774.

Mar 05 Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer was born in the year 1774.