Famous Deaths Happened In 1774

Jan 21 Mustapha III, sultan of Turkey (1957-74), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 04 On this day in history oliver Goldsmith, Irish poet (She Stoops to Conquer), dies at 17  

Apr 23 Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, painter, dies in the year 1774.  

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  

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 Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, Irish-born New York pioneer died in the year 1774.  

Jul 14 On this day in history death of james O'Hara, 2nd Baron Tyrawley and Kilmaine, British field marshal (b. 1682)  

Aug 11 Tiphaigne de la Roche, French writer (b. 1722) died on this day in history.  

Aug 14 In the year 1774 death of johann Jakob Reiske, German physician (b. 1716)  

Aug 25 In the year 1774 nicolo Jommelli, composer, dies at 59  

Sep 22 Clement XIV, [Giovanni Ganganelli], Pope (1769-74), dies in the year 1774.  

Sep 25 On this day in history death of john Bradstreet, Canadian-born soldier (b. 1714)  

Oct 13 Willem Bentinck, mister of Rhoon/Pendrecht/Orangist, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Oct 16 Robert Fergusson, Scottish songwriter (Scottish Poems), dies in the year 1774.  

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 in the year 1774.  

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 On this day in history birth of andré Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist (d. 1860)  

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

Feb 11 Hans Järta, Swedish political activist (d. 1847) was born in the year 1774.  

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

Feb 16 Pierre Rode, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 24 On this day in history birth of prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge (d. 1850)  

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