Famous Deaths Happened In 1774
Sunday, 17 August 2025
Jan 21 Mustapha III, sultan of Turkey (1957-74), dies at 56 in the year 1774.
Jan 30 On this day in history frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer, dies at 69
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 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 in the year 1774.
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 On this day in history giuseppi Maria Carretti, composer, dies at 83
Jul 11 Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, Irish-born New York pioneer died in the year 1774.
Jul 14 James O'Hara, 2nd Baron Tyrawley and Kilmaine, British field marshal (b. 1682) died on this day in history.
Aug 11 In the year 1774 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 Nicolo Jommelli, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.
Sep 22 On this day in history clement XIV, [Giovanni Ganganelli], Pope (1769-74), dies
Sep 25 John Bradstreet, Canadian-born soldier (b. 1714) died on this day in history.
Oct 13 In the year 1774 willem Bentinck, mister of Rhoon/Pendrecht/Orangist, dies at 69
Oct 16 Robert Fergusson, Scottish songwriter (Scottish Poems), dies on this day in history.
Oct 23 In the year 1774 death of michel Benoist, French Jesuit missionary and scientist (b. 1715)
Dec 02 Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist, dies at 54 on this day in history.
Dec 13 Susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother, dies at 50 in the year 1774.
Dec 16 Francois Quesnay, French personal physician of Louis XIV, dies at 80 in the year 1774.