Historical Events In 1774
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
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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