Historical Events In 1774

Jan 11   On this day in history messier adds M51 (spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici) to his catalog   

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

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

Jan 30   In the year 1774 capt Cook reaches 71°10' south, 1820km from south pole (record)   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 10   On this day in history florian Leopold Gassmann, composer, dies at 44   

Feb 15   W G Frederik, prince of Orange in the year 1774.   

Feb 16   In the year 1774 pierre Rode, composer   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 05   In the year 1774 christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer   

Mar 07   British close port of Boston to all commerce in the year 1774.   

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   In the year 1774 a collection of English nursery rhymes is published and includes Baa, Baa, Black Sheep.   

Mar 25   English Parliament passes Boston Port Bill on this day in history.   

Mar 28   On this day in history britain passes Coercive Act against Massachusetts   

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

Apr 17   Vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer in the year 1774.   

Apr 19   In the year 1774 cW Glucks opera "Iphigenia in Aulis," premieres in Paris   

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

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

Apr 28   Francis Baily, describer of "Baily's Beads" during solar eclipse on this day in history.   

Apr 30   On this day in history pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee   

May 10   On this day in history louis XV, king of France (1715-74), dies at 64   

May 10   On this day in history louis XVI ascends the throne of France   

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

May 20   On this day in history britain gives Québec, Labrador & territory north of the Ohio   

May 20   Britain gives Quebec, Labrador & territory north of Ohio in the year 1774.   

May 23   Chestertown tea party occurs (tea dumped into Chester River) in the year 1774.   

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

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   On this day in history birth of w G Frederik, prince of Orange   

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 in the year 1774.   

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

Jan 21   In the year 1774 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   On this day in history florian Leopold Gassmann, composer, dies at 44   

Apr 04   Oliver Goldsmith, Irish poet (She Stoops to Conquer), dies at 17 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history louis XV, king of France (1715-74), dies at 64