Historical Events In 1774

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

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

Jan 24   On this day in history karl Moser, composer  

Jan 30   On this day in history 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) in the year 1774.  

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

Feb 16   On this day in history pierre Rode, composer  

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

Feb 22   In the year 1774 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   First sighting of Orion nebula on this day in history.  

Mar 05   Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer in the year 1774.  

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

Mar 16   Matthew Flinders, English navigator/cartographer (coast Australia) on this day in history.  

Mar 20   John Braham, composer in the year 1774.  

Mar 22   A collection of English nursery rhymes is published and includes Baa, Baa, Black Sheep in the year 1774.  

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

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 in the year 1774.  

Apr 19   On this day in history cW Glucks opera "Iphigenia in Aulis," premieres in Paris  

Apr 21   Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist/astronomer (balloonist) in the year 1774.  

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   Pope Clement XIV proclaims a universal jubilee on this day in history.  

May 10   Louis XV, king of France (1715-74), dies at 64 in the year 1774.  

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

May 10   On this day in history 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   Britain gives Quebec, Labrador & territory north of Ohio in the year 1774.  

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

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Jan 01   André Marie Constant Duméril, French zoologist (d. 1860) was born in the year 1774.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 30   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, painter, dies in the year 1774.  

May 04   On this day in history death of anthony Ulrich II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. 1714)  

May 10   Louis XV, king of France (1715-74), dies at 64 on this day in history.