Historical Events In 1774

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

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

Jan 24   Karl Moser, composer.   

Jan 30   Capt Cook reaches 71°10' south, 1820km from south pole (record)   

Jan 30   Captain Cook reaches 71º 10' S, 1820 km from S pole (record)   

Jan 30   Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer, dies at 69.   

Feb 10   Andrew Becker demonstrates diving suit.   

Feb 10   Florian Leopold Gassmann, composer, dies at 44.   

Feb 15   W G Frederik, prince of Orange   

Feb 16   Pierre Rode, composer   

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

Feb 22   English House of Lords rules authors do not have perpetual copyright   

Mar 04   1st sighting of Orion nebula (William Herschel)   

Mar 04   inaugural sighting of Orion nebula   

Mar 05   Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer.   

Mar 07   British close port of Boston to all commerce.   

Mar 16   Matthew Flinders, English navigator/cartographer (coast Australia)   

Mar 20   John Braham, composer   

Mar 22   A collection of English nursery rhymes is published and includes Baa, Baa, Black Sheep.   

Mar 25   English Parliament passes Boston Port Bill   

Mar 28   Britain passes Coercive Act against Massachusetts   

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

Apr 17   Vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer.   

Apr 19   CW Glucks opera "Iphigenia in Aulis," premieres in Paris   

Apr 21   Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer (balloonist).   

Apr 23   Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, painter, dies   

Apr 28   Francis Baily, describer of "Baily's Beads" during solar eclipse   

Apr 30   Pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee   

May 10   Louis XV, king of France (1715-74), dies at 64   

May 10   Louis XVI ascends the throne of France.   

May 10   Louis XVI ascends to throne of France   

May 20   Britain gives Quebec, Labrador and territory north of Ohio.   

May 23   Chestertown tea party occurs (tea dumped into Chester River)   

May 27   Francis Beaufort, admiral/hydrographer (Beaufort wind force scale).   

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Jan 01   André marie constant duméril: French zoologist    

Jan 24   Karl moser: Composer   

Feb 11   Hans järta: Swedish political activist    

Feb 15   W g frederik: Prince of orange   

Feb 16   Pierre rode: Composer   

Feb 17   Raphaelle peale: Us, painter (after the rain-1823)   

Feb 24   Prince adolphus: 1st duke of cambridge    

Mar 05   Christoph ernst friedrich weyse: Composer   

Jan 21   Mustapha iii: Sultan of turkey (1957-74),    

Jan 30   Frantisek ignac antonin tuma: Composer,   

Feb 04   Charles marie de la condamine: French mathematician and geographer (b. 1701)   

Feb 10   Florian leopold gassmann: Composer,    

Apr 04   Oliver goldsmith: Irish poet (she stoops to conquer),    

Apr 23   Christian wilhelm ernst dietrich: Painter,    

May 04   Anthony ulrich ii: Duke of brunswick-lüneburg (b. 1714)   

May 10   Louis xv: King of france (1715-74),