Historical Events In 1774
Sunday, 01 October 2023
May 27 In the year 1774 francis Beaufort, admiral/hydrographer (Beaufort wind force scale)
May 28 In the year 1774 1st Continental Congress convenes (Virginia)
May 28 The first Continental Congress convenes (Virginia) on this day in history.
Jun 01 Boston Port Bill: British govt orders Port of Boston closed in the year 1774.
Jun 01 British govt orders Port of Boston closed on this day in history.
Jun 02 On this day in history england passed Quartering Act, mandating Colonists must board English troops in their homes
Jun 11 On this day in history jews of Algiers escape attack of Spanish Army
Jun 13 Rhode Island becomes 1st colony to prohibit importation of slaves in the year 1774.
Jun 13 In the year 1774 rhode Island becomes first colony to prohibit importation of slaves
Jun 16 Formation of Harrodsburg, Kentucky in the year 1774.
Jun 21 Daniel D Tompkins, (D-R), 6th US vice-president (1817-25) on this day in history.
Jun 22 In the year 1774 english parliament accepts Quebec Act
Jun 23 Matthijs Siegenbeek, Dutch linguist (spelling) on this day in history.
Jul 01 Henry Fox Holland, English corrupt politician, dies at 68 on this day in history.
Jul 04 Orangetown Resolutions adopted in the Province of New York, one of many protests against the British Parliament's Coercive Acts on this day in history.
Jul 07 Giuseppi Maria Carretti, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1774.
Jul 11 Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, Irish-born New York pioneer in the year 1774.
Jul 12 In the year 1774 citizens of Carlisle Penn, pass a declaration of independence
Jul 12 Citizens of Carlisle, Penn. pass a declaration of independence on this day in history.
Jul 17 Capt Cook arrives at New Hebrides (Vanuata) in the year 1774.
Jul 21 Peace of Kutsjuk Kainardji (end Russian-Turkish War) on this day in history.
Jul 31 Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen on this day in history.
Aug 01 In the year 1774 joseph Priestley isolates oxygen for the first time
Aug 01 In the year 1774 priestly discovers oxygen
Aug 06 Founder of the Shaker Movement, Mother Ann Lee, arrives in NY in the year 1774.
Aug 10 On this day in history 1st Surinam newspaper (1st Wednesday Suriname) begins publishing
Aug 12 In the year 1774 robert Southey, English poet laureate/biographer of Nelson
Aug 18 Meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville VA, capt (Lewis & Clark Expedition) in the year 1774.
Aug 25 Nicolo Jommelli, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.
Aug 28 Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, 1st American Catholic saint (1975) on this day in history.
Sep 05 In the year 1774 1st Continental Congress assembles, in Philadelphia
Sep 05 In the year 1774 the first Continental Congress of what would later become the USA, convenes in Philadelphia, PA.
Sep 08 Anna K Emmerick/Emmerich, German poet on this day in history.
Sep 15 Cossack Emilian Pugachev captured in the year 1774.
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