Historical Events In 1774

Jan 11   Messier adds M51 (spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici) to his catalog on this day in history.   

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

Jan 24   In the year 1774 karl Moser, composer   

Jan 30   Capt Cook reaches 71°10' south, 1820km from south pole (record) on this day in history.   

Jan 30   On this day in history captain Cook reaches 71º 10' S, 1820 km from S pole (record)   

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

Feb 10   Andrew Becker demonstrates diving suit in the year 1774.   

Feb 10   In the year 1774 florian Leopold Gassmann, composer, dies at 44   

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

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

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

Feb 22   English House of Lords rules authors do not have perpetual copyright in the year 1774.   

Mar 04   1st sighting of Orion nebula (William Herschel) in the year 1774.   

Mar 04   First sighting of Orion nebula in the year 1774.   

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

Mar 07   In the year 1774 british close port of Boston to all commerce   

Mar 16   On this day in history matthew Flinders, English navigator/cartographer (coast Australia)   

Mar 20   On this day in history john Braham, composer   

Mar 22   A collection of English nursery rhymes is published and includes Baa, Baa, Black Sheep on this day in history.   

Mar 25   On this day in history english Parliament passes Boston Port Bill   

Mar 28   Britain passes Coercive Act against Massachusetts in the year 1774.   

Apr 04   In the year 1774 oliver Goldsmith, Irish poet (She Stoops to Conquer), dies at 17   

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

Apr 19   CW Glucks opera "Iphigenia in Aulis," premieres in Paris in the year 1774.   

Apr 21   In the year 1774 jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer (balloonist)   

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

Apr 28   In the year 1774 francis Baily, describer of "Baily's Beads" during solar eclipse   

Apr 30   In the year 1774 pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee   

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

May 10   Louis XVI ascends the throne of France in the year 1774.   

May 10   In the year 1774 louis XVI ascends to throne of France   

May 20   Britain gives Québec, Labrador & territory north of the Ohio on this day in history.   

May 20   In the year 1774 britain gives Quebec, Labrador & territory north of Ohio   

May 23   On this day in history chestertown tea party occurs (tea dumped into Chester River)   

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Jan 01   In the year 1774 birth of andré Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist (d. 1860)   

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

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 in the year 1774.   

Feb 16   Pierre Rode, composer was born in the year 1774.   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 05   Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 21   In the year 1774 mustapha III, sultan of Turkey (1957-74), dies at 56   

Jan 30   In the year 1774 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   In the year 1774 florian Leopold Gassmann, composer, dies at 44   

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

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