Historical Events In 1774

Jan 11   Messier adds M51 (spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici) to his catalog in the year 1774.   

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

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   Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1774.   

Feb 10   Andrew Becker demonstrates diving suit on this day in history.   

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

Feb 15   On this day in history w G Frederik, prince of Orange   

Feb 16   On this day in history pierre Rode, composer   

Feb 17   On this day in history raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823)   

Feb 22   On this day in history english House of Lords rules authors do not have perpetual copyright   

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

Mar 04   On this day in history first sighting of Orion nebula   

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

Mar 07   British close port of Boston to all commerce on this day in history.   

Mar 16   Matthew Flinders, English navigator/cartographer (coast Australia) in the year 1774.   

Mar 20   John Braham, composer on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1774 britain passes Coercive Act against Massachusetts   

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

Apr 17   Vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1774 louis XVI ascends the throne of France   

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

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 on this day in history.   

May 23   Chestertown tea party occurs (tea dumped into Chester River) on this day in history.   

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

Feb 15   In the year 1774 birth of w G Frederik, prince of Orange   

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

Feb 17   In the year 1774 birth of raphaelle Peale, US, painter (After the Rain-1823)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 04   In the year 1774 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   Anthony Ulrich II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. 1714) died in the year 1774.   

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